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= cHg =

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

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== Install ==

{{{
$ cd contrib/chg
$ make
$ make install
}}}

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

== Usage ==

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

== 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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