code: def describe(cwd, rev='tip', user=None):
      '''
      Mimic git describe and return an identifier for the given revision
  
      cwd
          The path to the Mercurial repository
  
      rev: tip
          The path to the archive tarball
  
      user : None
          Run hg as a user other than what the minion runs as
  
      CLI Example:
  
      .. code-block:: bash
  
          salt '*' hg.describe /path/to/repo
      '''
      cmd = [
              'hg',
              'log',
              '-r',
              '{0}'.format(rev),
              '--template',
              "'{{latesttag}}-{{latesttagdistance}}-{{node|short}}'"
              ]
      desc = __salt__['cmd.run_stdout'](
              cmd,
              cwd=cwd,
              runas=user,
              python_shell=False)
  
      return desc or revision(cwd, rev, short=Truef describe(cwd, rev='tip', user=None):
      '''
      Mimic git describe and return an identifier for the given revision
  
      cwd
          The path to the Mercurial repository
  
      rev: tip
          The path to the archive tarball
  
      user : None
          Run hg as a user other than what the minion runs as
  
      CLI Example:
  
      .. code-block:: bash
  
          salt '*' hg.describe /path/to/repo
      '''
      cmd = [
              'hg',
              'log',
              '-r',
              '{0}'.format(rev),
              '--template',
              "'{{latesttag}}-{{latesttagdistance}}-{{node|short}}'"
              ]
      desc = __salt__['cmd.run_stdout'](
              cmd,
              cwd=cwd,
              runas=user,
              python_shell=False)
  
      return desc or revision(cwd, rev, short=True)
docs: Mimic git describe and return an identifier for the given revision
  
      cwd
          The path to the Mercurial repository
  
      rev: tip
          The path to the archive tarball
  
      user : None
          Run hg as a user other than what the minion runs as
  
      CLI Example:
  
      .. code-block:: bash
  
          salt '*' hg.describe /path/to/repo