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+#!/bin/sh
+
+hg init a
+cd a
+echo 'root' >root
+hg add root
+hg commit -d '0 0' -u test -m "Adding root node"
+
+echo 'a' >a
+hg add a
+hg branch a
+hg commit -d '1 0' -u test -m "Adding a branch"
+
+hg update -C 0
+echo 'b' >b
+hg add b
+hg branch b
+hg commit -d '2 0' -u test -m "Adding b branch"
+
+echo 'bh1' >bh1
+hg add bh1
+hg commit -d '3 0' -u test -m "Adding b branch head 1"
+
+hg update -C 2
+echo 'bh2' >bh2
+hg add bh2
+hg commit -d '4 0' -u test -m "Adding b branch head 2"
+
+echo 'c' >c
+hg add c
+hg branch c
+hg commit -d '5 0' -u test -m "Adding c branch"
+
+hg branches
+echo '-------'
+hg branches -a