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Hg Pull vs. Update to branch tip

Using TortoiseHg Synchronize, clicking "Pull" pulls down the 2nd most recent revision.

At the bottom of the Synchronize interface is a button, "Update to branch tip." Clicking this button pulls down the most recent revision.

What is happening here?

Solution

  • Command line hg tells this:

    $ hg help pull

    ...

    Pull changes from a remote repository to a local one.

    ...

    -R is specified). By default, this does not update the copy of the
project in the working directory.

    vs.

    $ hg help up

    ...

    Update the repository's working directory to the specified revision, or the tip of the current branch if none is specified.