$ cd .. $ hg clone scam scam-cousin updating working directory 1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved $ cd scam-cousin $ cat > letter.txt <<EOF > Greetings! > I am Shehu Musa Abacha, cousin to the former > Nigerian dictator Sani Abacha. > EOF $ hg commit -m '419 scam, with cousin'