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Mercurial is: ''Mercurial'' is:
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  * Extremely high-performance delta-compressed storage scheme   * Extremely high-performance delta-compressed [[RevlogNG|storage scheme]]
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  * Complete cross-indexing of files and changesets
  * Bandwidth and CPU efficient HTTP and SSH sync protocols		   * Complete cross-indexing of files and [[ChangeSet|changesets]]
  * Bandwidth and CPU efficient HTTP and SSH sync [[WireProtocol|protocols]]
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  * Decentralized development model supports unlimited numbers of developers
  * Allows arbitrary merging between developer branches		   * Distributed development model supports unlimited numbers of developers
  * Allows arbitrary [[Merge|merging]] between developer [[Branch|branches]]
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  * SHA1 integrity checking on repository data   * SHA1 integrity checking on [[Repository|repository]] data
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  * Convenient backup   * Convenient [[BackUp|backup]]
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  * Integrated stand-alone web interface
  * Works with various GUI tools		   * Integrated stand-alone web interface ([[http://selenic.com/repo/hg|example]])
  * Works with various [[GUIClients|GUI tools]]
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 Easy to adopt:
  * Runs on UNIX, MacOS X, and Windows
  * Conversion tools available for many popular SCMs
  * Allows a variety of usage models
  * Supports user-defined hooks and extensions		  Easy to adopt::
  * Runs on UNIX, MacOS X, and [[CategoryWindows|Windows]]
  * [[RepositoryConversion|Conversion tools]] available for many popular [[SCM|SCMs]]
  * Allows a variety of [[WorkingPractices|usage models]]
  * Supports user-defined [[Hook|hooks]] and [[CategoryExtension|extensions]]
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  * Source code available under the GPL license
  * Actively community supported and developed		   * [[DeveloperRepos|Source code]] available under the GPL license
  * Actively [[MailingLists|community]] supported and [[DeveloperInfo|developed]]

Mercurial is:

Fast

  • Extremely high-performance delta-compressed storage scheme

  • Optimized for disk layout and access efficiency

  • Complete cross-indexing of files and changesets

  • Bandwidth and CPU efficient HTTP and SSH sync protocols

Scalable
  • Distributed development model supports unlimited numbers of developers

  • Allows arbitrary merging between developer branches

  • Doesn't significantly degrade with large numbers of files or changesets
  • No waiting for locks!
Robust

  • SHA1 integrity checking on repository data

  • Append-only storage model with transaction journalling
  • Fast full-repository verification

  • Convenient backup

Easy to use
  • Most commands are familiar to users of CVS and other systems
  • Built-in command help

  • Integrated stand-alone web interface (example)

  • Works with various GUI tools

Easy to adopt
Free

MajorFeatures (last edited 2009-11-03 17:51:40 by abuehl)