$ hg init a $ cd a $ echo a > a $ hg ci -Am0 adding a $ echo b > b $ hg ci -Am1 adding b $ hg tag -r0 default warning: tag default conflicts with existing branch name $ hg log changeset: 2:30a83d1e4a1e tag: tip user: test date: Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 summary: Added tag default for changeset f7b1eb17ad24 changeset: 1:925d80f479bb user: test date: Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 summary: 1 changeset: 0:f7b1eb17ad24 tag: default user: test date: Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 summary: 0 $ hg update 'tag(default)' 0 files updated, 0 files merged, 2 files removed, 0 files unresolved $ hg parents changeset: 0:f7b1eb17ad24 tag: default user: test date: Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 summary: 0 $ hg update 'branch(default)' 2 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved $ hg parents changeset: 2:30a83d1e4a1e tag: tip user: test date: Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 summary: Added tag default for changeset f7b1eb17ad24 $ cd ..