diff --git a/mercurial/commands.py b/mercurial/commands.py
--- a/mercurial/commands.py
+++ b/mercurial/commands.py
@@ -336,7 +336,8 @@ def bundle(ui, repo, fname, dest=None, *
                         visit.append(p)
     else:
         setremoteconfig(ui, opts)
-        dest = ui.expandpath(dest or 'default-push', dest or 'default')
+        dest, revs = cmdutil.parseurl(
+            ui.expandpath(dest or 'default-push', dest or 'default'), revs)
         other = hg.repository(ui, dest)
         o = repo.findoutgoing(other, force=opts['force'])
 
@@ -407,7 +408,7 @@ def clone(ui, source, dest=None, **opts)
     about ssh:// URLs.
     """
     setremoteconfig(ui, opts)
-    hg.clone(ui, ui.expandpath(source), dest,
+    hg.clone(ui, source, dest,
              pull=opts['pull'],
              stream=opts['uncompressed'],
              rev=opts['rev'],
@@ -1583,12 +1584,18 @@ def incoming(ui, repo, source="default",
 
     See pull for valid source format details.
     """
-    source = ui.expandpath(source)
+    source, revs = cmdutil.parseurl(ui.expandpath(source), opts['rev'])
     setremoteconfig(ui, opts)
 
     other = hg.repository(ui, source)
     ui.status(_('comparing with %s\n') % source)
-    incoming = repo.findincoming(other, force=opts["force"])
+    if revs:
+        if 'lookup' in other.capabilities:
+            revs = [other.lookup(rev) for rev in revs]
+        else:
+            error = _("Other repository doesn't support revision lookup, so a rev cannot be specified.")
+            raise util.Abort(error)
+    incoming = repo.findincoming(other, heads=revs, force=opts["force"])
     if not incoming:
         try:
             os.unlink(opts["bundle"])
@@ -1602,7 +1609,12 @@ def incoming(ui, repo, source="default",
         fname = opts["bundle"]
         if fname or not other.local():
             # create a bundle (uncompressed if other repo is not local)
-            cg = other.changegroup(incoming, "incoming")
+            if revs is None:
+                cg = other.changegroup(incoming, "incoming")
+            else:
+                if 'changegroupsubset' not in other.capabilities:
+                    raise util.Abort(_("Partial incoming cannot be done because other repository doesn't support changegroupsubset."))
+                cg = other.changegroupsubset(incoming, revs, 'incoming')
             bundletype = other.local() and "HG10BZ" or "HG10UN"
             fname = cleanup = changegroup.writebundle(cg, fname, bundletype)
             # keep written bundle?
@@ -1612,9 +1624,6 @@ def incoming(ui, repo, source="default",
                 # use the created uncompressed bundlerepo
                 other = bundlerepo.bundlerepository(ui, repo.root, fname)
 
-        revs = None
-        if opts['rev']:
-            revs = [other.lookup(rev) for rev in opts['rev']]
         o = other.changelog.nodesbetween(incoming, revs)[0]
         if opts['newest_first']:
             o.reverse()
@@ -1877,11 +1886,11 @@ def outgoing(ui, repo, dest=None, **opts
 
     See pull for valid destination format details.
     """
-    dest = ui.expandpath(dest or 'default-push', dest or 'default')
+    dest, revs = cmdutil.parseurl(
+        ui.expandpath(dest or 'default-push', dest or 'default'), opts['rev'])
     setremoteconfig(ui, opts)
-    revs = None
-    if opts['rev']:
-        revs = [repo.lookup(rev) for rev in opts['rev']]
+    if revs:
+        revs = [repo.lookup(rev) for rev in revs]
 
     other = hg.repository(ui, dest)
     ui.status(_('comparing with %s\n') % dest)
@@ -1975,6 +1984,9 @@ def pull(ui, repo, source="default", **o
     allows access to a Mercurial repository where you simply use a web
     server to publish the .hg directory as static content.
 
+    An optional identifier after # indicates a particular branch, tag,
+    or changeset to pull.
+
     Some notes about using SSH with Mercurial:
     - SSH requires an accessible shell account on the destination machine
       and a copy of hg in the remote path or specified with as remotecmd.
@@ -1990,18 +2002,18 @@ def pull(ui, repo, source="default", **o
       Alternatively specify "ssh -C" as your ssh command in your hgrc or
       with the --ssh command line option.
     """
-    source = ui.expandpath(source)
+    source, revs = cmdutil.parseurl(ui.expandpath(source), opts['rev'])
     setremoteconfig(ui, opts)
 
     other = hg.repository(ui, source)
     ui.status(_('pulling from %s\n') % (source))
-    revs = None
-    if opts['rev']:
+    if revs:
         if 'lookup' in other.capabilities:
-            revs = [other.lookup(rev) for rev in opts['rev']]
+            revs = [other.lookup(rev) for rev in revs]
         else:
             error = _("Other repository doesn't support revision lookup, so a rev cannot be specified.")
             raise util.Abort(error)
+
     modheads = repo.pull(other, heads=revs, force=opts['force'])
     return postincoming(ui, repo, modheads, opts['update'])
 
@@ -2026,20 +2038,23 @@ def push(ui, repo, dest=None, **opts):
       http://[user@]host[:port]/[path]
       https://[user@]host[:port]/[path]
 
+    An optional identifier after # indicates a particular branch, tag,
+    or changeset to push.
+
     Look at the help text for the pull command for important details
     about ssh:// URLs.
 
     Pushing to http:// and https:// URLs is only possible, if this
     feature is explicitly enabled on the remote Mercurial server.
     """
-    dest = ui.expandpath(dest or 'default-push', dest or 'default')
+    dest, revs = cmdutil.parseurl(
+        ui.expandpath(dest or 'default-push', dest or 'default'), opts['rev'])
     setremoteconfig(ui, opts)
 
     other = hg.repository(ui, dest)
     ui.status('pushing to %s\n' % (dest))
-    revs = None
-    if opts['rev']:
-        revs = [repo.lookup(rev) for rev in opts['rev']]
+    if revs:
+        revs = [repo.lookup(rev) for rev in revs]
     r = repo.push(other, opts['force'], revs=revs)
     return r == 0