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A fast client for [[CommandServer|Mercurial command server]] running on Unix. A fast client (c) for [[CommandServer|Mercurial command server]] (Hg) running on Unix.

cHg

A fast client (c) for Mercurial command server (Hg) running on Unix. It saves time of slow Python startup.

Contents

  1. Install
  2. Usage
  3. Environment

1. Install

$ cd contrib/chg
$ make
$ make install

Make sure to use the chg executable bundled with the source of the installed hg version.

2. Usage

$ chg help                 # show help of Mercurial
$ alias hg=chg             # replace hg command

3. Environment

  • configuration files are reloaded automatically.

  • $CHGHG or $HG specifies the path to the hg executable spawned as the background command server.

The following variables are available for testing:

  • $CHGDEBUG enables debug messages.

  • $CHGSOCKNAME specifies the socket path of the background cmdserver.

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CHg (last edited 2023-02-01 16:16:00 by jaraco)