Mercurial

Mercurial is a cross-platform, distributed revision control tool for software developers. It runs on Linux, Windows, Mac OS X and most Unix like systems. Mercurial is dedicated to speed and efficiency with a sane user interface. It's free open source software, available under the GNU General Public License version 2 (see License).

Getting Started

• Download and install Mercurial as a binary package or download and build from source.

• See WhatsNew (release notes) and read the UpgradeNotes

• UnderstandingMercurial and Tutorial for new users

• A QuickStart for the impatient

• The article Inside a distributed version control system (PDF, 13 pages)

• Quick Reference Cards And Cheat Sheets (PDF and PNG) to decorate your desk

• A tutorial based on examples: MercurialByExample.pdf

• Getting started exercises: Mercurial Kick Start

Using Mercurial

• The book Mercurial: The Definitive Guide (HTML, source)

• ManPages, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), and TipsAndTricks

• UsingExtensions – add optional features like glog or mq

• HOWTOs explain some useful ways of using Mercurial

• MercurialHosting lists public hosting services for your repositories

• PublishingRepositories provides guidance on sharing repositories yourself (and offering web-based repository browsing)

• OtherTools that work with Mercurial (IDE integration, GUI clients, etc.)

Further information

• MailingLists and Bug Tracker

• IRC channel: #mercurial on irc.freenode.net

• A list of ProjectsUsingMercurial and links to their repositories.

• Presentations and OtherWebsites

• Some success stories.

• DeveloperInfo for Mercurial hackers

• Commercial support and consulting

For refugees from other SCMs

• CvsInfo – info for CVS users

• WorkingWithSubversion – info for SVN users

• PerforceConcepts – info for Perforce users

• GitConcepts – info for Git users

• ClearcaseInfo – working alongside Rational Clearcase

• RepositoryConversion from other SCM formats to Mercurial

• Distributed version control illustrated

Please contribute!

Contributions are most welcome! Please create a user name for yourself by clicking "Edit" in the upper left.
Mercurial and all wiki content are available under the GNU General Public License version 2 (see License). Donations are also accepted.

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