Examining a changeset in HG

Question

How can I examine a changeset in mercurial without looking up its parent? In mercurial, what\'s the equivalent of

git show HEAD^

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Answer 1

A similar command to "git show HEAD^" would be:

hg log -pr -2   # -1 (last commit), -2 - one before it, etc.

OR

hg exp tip^  # tip^ is similar to -r -2

or for instance if you want to look at the last 3 commits (with diff):

hg log -pr -3:  # colon means start 3 commits behind and up to tip inclusive

A bit to late with the answer, but still. :)

UPDATE: apparently now HG supports git syntax as well:

hg exp tip^^^..tip

or

hg log -pr tip~4