Get tip changeset of remote Mercurial repository

Question

My .hg/hgrc file has the line:

default = http://some/remote/repository

Is there a quick command to print the tip revision of that repository (which may or may not be inside my local repository)?

Answer 1

You can use the identify command like this:

$ hg identify $(hg paths default)

This is one of the few commands that can operate on a remote repository. If you need more information about the remote repository, then I suggest you take a look at hg incoming.

Answer 2

The following returns the latest changeset number (tip) of a remote repository:

hg identify --id http://www.myrepo.com