$ add()

  > {

  >     echo $2 >> $1

  > }

  $ hg init t

  $ cd t

set up a boring main branch

  $ add a a

  $ hg add a

  $ mkdir x

  $ add x/x x

  $ hg add x/x

  $ hg ci -m0

  $ add a m1

  $ hg ci -m1

  $ add a m2

  $ add x/y y1

  $ hg add x/y

  $ hg ci -m2

  $ cd ..

  $ show()

  > {

  >     echo "# $2:"

  >     echo

  >     echo "% hg st -C $1"

  >     hg st -C $1

  >     echo

  >     echo "% hg diff --git $1"

  >     hg diff --git $1

  >     echo

  > }

  $ count=0

make a new branch and get diff/status output

$1 - first commit

$2 - second commit

$3 - working dir action

  $ tb()

  > {

  >     hg clone -q t t2 ; cd t2

  >     hg co -q -C 0

  > 

  >     echo % add a $count

  >     add a $count

  >     count=`expr $count + 1`

  >     echo % hg ci -m "t0"

  >     hg ci -m "t0"

  >     echo % $1

  >     $1

  >     echo % hg ci -m "t1"

  >     hg ci -m "t1"

  >     echo % $2

  >     $2

  >     echo % hg ci -m "t2"

  >     hg ci -m "t2"

  >     echo % $3

  >     $3

  >     echo

  >     show "" "working to parent"

  >     show "--rev 0" "working to root"

  >     show "--rev 2" "working to branch"

  >     show "--rev 0 --rev ." "root to parent"

  >     show "--rev . --rev 0" "parent to root"

  >     show "--rev 2 --rev ." "branch to parent"

  >     show "--rev . --rev 2" "parent to branch"

  >     echo

  >     cd ..

  >     rm -rf t2

  > }

rename in working dir

  $ tb "add a a1" "add a a2" "hg mv a b"

  % add a 0

  % hg ci -m t0

  created new head

  % add a a1

  % hg ci -m t1

  % add a a2

  % hg ci -m t2

  % hg mv a b

  # working to parent:

  % hg st -C 

  A b

    a

  R a

  % hg diff --git 

  diff --git a/a b/b

  rename from a

  rename to b

  # working to root:

  % hg st -C --rev 0

  A b

    a

  R a

  % hg diff --git --rev 0

  diff --git a/a b/b

  rename from a

  rename to b

  --- a/a

  +++ b/b

  @@ -1,1 +1,4 @@

   a

  +0

  +a1

  +a2

  # working to branch:

  % hg st -C --rev 2

  A b

    a

  R a

  R x/y

  % hg diff --git --rev 2

  diff --git a/a b/b

  rename from a

  rename to b

  --- a/a

  +++ b/b

  @@ -1,3 +1,4 @@

   a

  -m1

  -m2

  +0

  +a1

  +a2

  diff --git a/x/y b/x/y

  deleted file mode 100644

  --- a/x/y

  +++ /dev/null

  @@ -1,1 +0,0 @@

  -y1

  # root to parent:

  % hg st -C --rev 0 --rev .

  M a

  % hg diff --git --rev 0 --rev .

  diff --git a/a b/a

  --- a/a

  +++ b/a

  @@ -1,1 +1,4 @@

   a

  +0

  +a1

  +a2

  # parent to root:

  % hg st -C --rev . --rev 0

  M a

  % hg diff --git --rev . --rev 0

  diff --git a/a b/a

  --- a/a

  +++ b/a

  @@ -1,4 +1,1 @@

   a

  -0

  -a1

  -a2

  # branch to parent:

  % hg st -C --rev 2 --rev .

  M a

  R x/y

  % hg diff --git --rev 2 --rev .

  diff --git a/a b/a

  --- a/a

  +++ b/a

  @@ -1,3 +1,4 @@

   a

  -m1

  -m2

  +0

  +a1

  +a2

  diff --git a/x/y b/x/y

  deleted file mode 100644

  --- a/x/y

  +++ /dev/null

  @@ -1,1 +0,0 @@

  -y1

  # parent to branch:

  % hg st -C --rev . --rev 2

  M a

  A x/y

  % hg diff --git --rev . --rev 2

  diff --git a/a b/a

  --- a/a

  +++ b/a

  @@ -1,4 +1,3 @@

   a

  -0

  -a1

  -a2

  +m1

  +m2

  diff --git a/x/y b/x/y

  new file mode 100644

  --- /dev/null

  +++ b/x/y

  @@ -0,0 +1,1 @@

  +y1

copy in working dir

  $ tb "add a a1" "add a a2" "hg cp a b"

  % add a 1

  % hg ci -m t0

  created new head

  % add a a1

  % hg ci -m t1

  % add a a2

  % hg ci -m t2

  % hg cp a b

  # working to parent:

  % hg st -C 

  A b

    a

  % hg diff --git 

  diff --git a/a b/b

  copy from a

  copy to b

  # working to root:

  % hg st -C --rev 0

  M a

  A b

    a

  % hg diff --git --rev 0

  diff --git a/a b/a

  --- a/a

  +++ b/a

  @@ -1,1 +1,4 @@

   a

  +1

  +a1

  +a2

  diff --git a/a b/b

  copy from a

  copy to b

  --- a/a

  +++ b/b

  @@ -1,1 +1,4 @@

   a

  +1

  +a1

  +a2

  # working to branch:

  % hg st -C --rev 2

  M a

  A b

    a

  R x/y

  % hg diff --git --rev 2

  diff --git a/a b/a

  --- a/a

  +++ b/a

  @@ -1,3 +1,4 @@

   a

  -m1

  -m2

  +1

  +a1

  +a2

  diff --git a/a b/b

  copy from a

  copy to b

  --- a/a

  +++ b/b

  @@ -1,3 +1,4 @@

   a

  -m1

  -m2

  +1

  +a1

  +a2

  diff --git a/x/y b/x/y

  deleted file mode 100644

  --- a/x/y

  +++ /dev/null

  @@ -1,1 +0,0 @@

  -y1

  # root to parent:

  % hg st -C --rev 0 --rev .

  M a

  % hg diff --git --rev 0 --rev .

  diff --git a/a b/a

  --- a/a

  +++ b/a

  @@ -1,1 +1,4 @@

   a

  +1

  +a1

  +a2

  # parent to root:

  % hg st -C --rev . --rev 0

  M a

  % hg diff --git --rev . --rev 0

  diff --git a/a b/a

  --- a/a

  +++ b/a

  @@ -1,4 +1,1 @@

   a

  -1

  -a1

  -a2

  # branch to parent:

  % hg st -C --rev 2 --rev .

  M a

  R x/y

  % hg diff --git --rev 2 --rev .

  diff --git a/a b/a

  --- a/a

  +++ b/a

  @@ -1,3 +1,4 @@

   a

  -m1

  -m2

  +1

  +a1

  +a2

  diff --git a/x/y b/x/y

  deleted file mode 100644

  --- a/x/y

  +++ /dev/null

  @@ -1,1 +0,0 @@

  -y1

  # parent to branch:

  % hg st -C --rev . --rev 2

  M a

  A x/y

  % hg diff --git --rev . --rev 2

  diff --git a/a b/a

  --- a/a

  +++ b/a

  @@ -1,4 +1,3 @@

   a

  -1

  -a1

  -a2

  +m1

  +m2

  diff --git a/x/y b/x/y

  new file mode 100644

  --- /dev/null

  +++ b/x/y

  @@ -0,0 +1,1 @@

  +y1

single rename