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| Mercurial is: | ''Mercurial'' is: |
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| * Extremely high-performance delta-compressed storage scheme | * Extremely high-performance delta-compressed [:Revlog: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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| * Most commands are familiar to users of CVS and other systems | * Most commands are familiar to users of [:CVS] and other systems |
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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 [:Revlog:storage scheme]
- Optimized for disk layout and access efficiency
Complete cross-indexing of files and [:ChangeSet:changesets]
Bandwidth and CPU efficient HTTP and SSH sync [:WireProtocol:protocols]
- Scalable
- Distributed development model supports unlimited numbers of developers
Allows arbitrary [:Merge:merging] between developer [:Branch:branches]
- Doesn't significantly degrade with large numbers of files or changesets
- No waiting for locks!
- Robust
SHA1 integrity checking on [:Repository:repository] data
- Append-only storage model with transaction journalling
- Fast full-repository verification
Convenient [:BackUp:backup]
- Easy to use
- Most commands are familiar to users of [:CVS] and other systems
- Built-in command help
Integrated stand-alone web interface ([http://selenic.com/repo/hg example])
Works with various [:GUIClients:GUI tools]
- 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]
- Free
[:DeveloperRepos:Source code] available under the GPL license
Actively [:MailingLists:community] supported and [:DeveloperInfo:developed]