In Mercurial, how to run original command if default arguments are present?

Question

I have configured `hg log` in `~/.hgrc` to only list commits from the current branch by default: ``` [defaults] log = --branch . ``` However, occasionally I'd like to really see commits from all branches. Is there a way to tell `hg log` when invoked form the command line to not use the configured defaults but fall back to the built-in behavior? As a brute-force solution ignoring `~/.hgrc` altogether for this particular invocation of `hg log` would be fine for me. I'm aware that defaults are deprecated in favor of aliases, but aliases cannot be created with the same names as existing commands, which is what I want in order to not have to learn new command names, esp. when `~/.hgrc` settings are to be shared by multiple developers. Edit: Not being able to create aliases with the same names as existing commands was a regression that has been fixed.

Accepted Answer

You should be able to use `--config` to override the setting in your `.hgrc`:

```
hg --config defaults.log= log
```

From the man page:

```
--config    set/override config option (use 'section.name=value')
```

In Mercurial, how to run original command if default arguments are present?

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