hg init
hg clone . ${URL}
vim .hg/hgrc
# Enter this:
[paths]
default = ${URL}

# SURELY there must be an easier way to do this!
git init
git clone --bare ../${NAME}.git
cd ..
tar -czf ${NAME}.git.tgz ${NAME}.git
scp ${NAME}.git.tgz ${USER}@${SERVER}:/path/to/location/
ssh ${USER}@${SERVER}
cd /path/to/location
tar -xf ${NAME}.git.tgz
rm ${NAME}.git.tgz
exit
cd -
git remote add origin ssh://${USER}@${SERVER}/path/to/location/${NAME}.git
# Now breathe sigh of relief

#########################
# ALTERNATIVE APPROACH: #
#########################
ssh ${USER}@${SERVER}
cd /path/to/location
git init --bare ${NAME}.git
exit
git clone ssh://${USER}@${SERVER}/path/to/location/${NAME}.git
# Ignore warning about empty repository.

hg clone ${URL}
# Check .hg/hgrc for errors if using
# schemes extension!

git clone ${URL}

hg add

git add .

hg remove
# Can also use hg addremove

hg diff

git diff

hg log
# OR
hg glog # Shows graphical view
# OR, if you REALLY only want to see the
# history of the current revision:
hg log -f

git log
# WARNING: this hides lots of revisions
# as it only shows the current branch.
#
# This is better:
git log --all
# OR
git log --branches
# (The second one hides refs/tags and
# refs/remotes, so --all is probably safest)

hg diff -c 1
# OR
hg log -pl1

git show HEAD

hg ci

git commit -a
# OR
git add
git commit

hg ci -m "Message" file1 file2

git add file1 file2
git commit -m "Message"

hg record
# Requires record extension to be enabled

git add --interactive
# OR
git add --patch

hg pull -u
# OR
hg pull
hg update

git pull origin master --tags

hg push

git push origin master --tags

hg branch branch-name

git checkout -b branch-name

hg update default

git checkout master

hg branches

git branch -r
# Without -r it doesn't show branches
# pulled from remote URLs!

hg merge branch-name

hg log -l <N>

git log -<N>

# Use .hgignore with first line as:
syntax: glob

# Use .gitignore

hg revert --all

# Working directory changes:
git checkout .
# Also changes in index:
git checkout -f
# An alternative (not sure of difference)
git reset --hard

hg backout # Safe: commit a reverse change
# OR
# Make changes
hg ci --amend -m "Updated commit message"
# OR (using mq extension)
hg qimport -r tip # Dangerous
# Make changes
hg qrefresh -m "Corrected message"
hg qfinish -a
# OR
hg rollback # Dangerous and deprecated
# Make changes
hg ci -m "Corrected message"

git reset --soft HEAD^ # (what else?!)
# Make changes
git add .
git commit -c ORIG_HEAD # (ick)

cat .hg/hgrc # (ick)

hg st

git status

hg id

git rev-parse HEAD

touch empty-dir/.placeholder
hg add empty-dir/.placeholder

touch empty-dir/.placeholder
git add empty-dir/.placeholder

hg tag TAGNAME

git tag TAGNAME

hg tag -r REVSPEC TAGNAME

git tag TAGNAME REVID

hg tags

git tag

hg purge # (Requires purge extension)
# OR
hg purge --all # includes ignored files

git clean -xf # includes ignored files

hg log -r 'tagged() and contains("path/to/filename")'

hg log -r 'modifies("path/to/filename")'