$ cat >> $HGRCPATH <<EOF

  > [alias]

  > tlog = log --template "{rev}:{node|short}: '{desc}' {branches}\n"

  > tglog = tlog -G

  > tout = out --template "{rev}:{node|short}: '{desc}' {branches}\n"

  > EOF

  $ hg init a

  $ cd a

  $ echo a > a

  $ hg ci -Aqm0

  $ echo foo >> a

  $ hg ci -Aqm1

  $ hg up -q 0

  $ hg branch stable

  marked working directory as branch stable

  (branches are permanent and global, did you want a bookmark?)

  $ echo bar >> a

  $ hg ci -qm2

  $ hg tglog

  @  2:7bee6c3bea3a: '2' stable

  |

  | o  1:3560197d8331: '1'

  |/

  o  0:f7b1eb17ad24: '0'

  $ cd ..

  $ hg clone -q a#stable b

  $ cd b

  $ cat .hg/hgrc

  # You may want to set your username here if it is not set

  # globally, or this repository requires a different

  # username from your usual configuration. If you want to

  # set something for all of your repositories on this

  # computer, try running the command

  # 'hg config --edit --global'

  # [ui]

  # username = Jane Doe <jdoe@example.com>

  [paths]

  default = $TESTTMP/a#stable (glob)

  $ echo red >> a

  $ hg ci -qm3

  $ hg up -q default

  $ echo blue >> a

  $ hg ci -qm4

  $ hg tglog

  @  3:f0461977a3db: '4'

  |

  | o  2:1d4099801a4e: '3' stable

  | |

  | o  1:7bee6c3bea3a: '2' stable

  |/

  o  0:f7b1eb17ad24: '0'

  $ hg tout

  comparing with $TESTTMP/a (glob)

  searching for changes

  2:1d4099801a4e: '3' stable

  $ hg tlog -r 'outgoing()'

  2:1d4099801a4e: '3' stable

  $ hg tout ../a#default

  comparing with ../a

  searching for changes

  3:f0461977a3db: '4' 

  $ hg tlog -r 'outgoing("../a#default")'

  3:f0461977a3db: '4' 

  $ echo "green = ../a#default" >> .hg/hgrc

  $ cat .hg/hgrc

  # You may want to set your username here if it is not set

  # globally, or this repository requires a different

  # username from your usual configuration. If you want to

  # set something for all of your repositories on this

  # computer, try running the command

  # 'hg config --edit --global'

  # [ui]

  # username = Jane Doe <jdoe@example.com>

  [paths]

  default = $TESTTMP/a#stable (glob)

  green = ../a#default

  $ hg tout green

  comparing with $TESTTMP/a (glob)

  searching for changes

  3:f0461977a3db: '4' 

  $ hg tlog -r 'outgoing("green")'

  3:f0461977a3db: '4' 

  $ cd ..