Mercurial — revert back to old version and continue from there

Question

I\'m using Mercurial locally for a project (it\'s the only repo there\'s no pushing/pulling to/from anywhere else).

To date it\'s got a linear history. However, the

Answer 1

hg update [-r REV]

If later you commit, you will effectively create a new branch. Then you might continue working only on this branch or eventually merge the existing one into it.