Create a repository:

  $ mkdir t

  $ cd t

  $ hg init

Make a changeset:

  $ echo a > a

  $ hg add a

  $ hg commit -m test -d "1000000 0"

This command is ancient:

  $ hg history

  changeset:   0:0acdaf898367

  tag:         tip

  user:        test

  date:        Mon Jan 12 13:46:40 1970 +0000

  summary:     test

Poke around at hashes:

  $ hg manifest --debug

  b789fdd96dc2f3bd229c1dd8eedf0fc60e2b68e3 644   a

  $ hg cat a

  a

Verify should succeed:

  $ hg verify

  checking changesets

  checking manifests

  crosschecking files in changesets and manifests

  checking files

  1 files, 1 changesets, 1 total revisions

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