Mercurial branching and bookmarks
bookmarks, branch, mercurial
Solution
Bookmarks are tags that move forward automatically to subsequent changes, leaving no mark on the changesets that previously had that bookmark pointing toward them. Named branches, on the other hand, are indelible marks that are part of a changeset. Multiple heads can be on the same branch, but only one head at a time can be pointed to by the same bookmark. Named branches are pushed/pulled from repo to repo, and bookmarks don't travel.
There's a great branching comparison here: http://stevelosh.com/blog/entry/2009/8/30/a-guide-to-branching-in-mercurial/
Problem
I read some information about named branches and working with bookmarks. Unfortunately I still don't see a difference between them. Is there any? Is there any difference between: ``` hg branch blah hg up blah ``` and ``` hg bookmark blah hg up blah ``` ? Why would I use a bookmark and how is it different from a named branch?