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''(Other languages:
[[FrenchMajorFeatures|Français]]
)''

''Mercurial'' is:

 Fast::
  * Extremely high-performance delta-compressed [[RevlogNG|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  * Actively [[MailingLists|community]] supported and [[DeveloperInfo|developed]]		 This wiki page is no longer maintained and has been superseded by the respective page in the official Mercurial website at http://mercurial.selenic.com/about/

This wiki page is no longer maintained and has been superseded by the respective page in the official Mercurial website at http://mercurial.selenic.com/about/

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