hg branches [-ac]

list repository named branches

    List the repository's named branches, indicating which ones are inactive.
    If -c/--closed is specified, also list branches which have been marked
    closed (see "hg commit --close-branch").

    If -a/--active is specified, only show active branches. A branch is
    considered active if it contains repository heads.

    Use the command "hg update" to switch to an existing branch.

    Returns 0.

options:

 -a --active show only branches that have unmerged heads
 -c --closed show normal and closed branches

global options:

 -R --repository REPO   repository root directory or name of overlay bundle
                        file
    --cwd DIR           change working directory
 -y --noninteractive    do not prompt, automatically pick the first choice for
                        all prompts
 -q --quiet             suppress output
 -v --verbose           enable additional output
    --config CONFIG [+] set/override config option (use 'section.name=value')
    --debug             enable debugging output
    --debugger          start debugger
    --encoding ENCODE   set the charset encoding (default: ascii)
    --encodingmode MODE set the charset encoding mode (default: strict)
    --traceback         always print a traceback on exception
    --time              time how long the command takes
    --profile           print command execution profile
    --version           output version information and exit
 -h --help              display help and exit

[+] marked option can be specified multiple times