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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

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

Free

Source code available under the GPL license
Actively community supported and developed

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  Comment: updated to RevlogNG
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  Editor: youshe
  Comment: Misslink to french translation
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-  * Extremely high-performance delta-compressed [:RevlogNG:storage scheme]
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-  * Complete cross-indexing of files and [:ChangeSet:changesets]
  * Bandwidth and CPU efficient HTTP and SSH sync [:WireProtocol:protocols]
+  * Complete cross-indexing of files and [[ChangeSet|changesets]]
  * Bandwidth and CPU efficient HTTP and SSH sync [[WireProtocol|protocols]]
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-  * Allows arbitrary [:Merge:merging] between developer [:Branch:branches]
+  * Allows arbitrary [[Merge|merging]] between developer [[Branch|branches]]
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-  * SHA1 integrity checking on [:Repository:repository] data
+  * SHA1 integrity checking on [[Repository|repository]] data
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-  * Convenient [:BackUp: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 ([http://selenic.com/repo/hg example])
  * Works with various [:GUIClients:GUI tools]
+  * Integrated stand-alone web interface ([[http://selenic.com/repo/hg|example]])
  * Works with various [[GUIClients|GUI tools]]
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-  * 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]
+  * 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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-  * [:DeveloperRepos:Source code] available under the GPL license
  * Actively [:MailingLists:community] supported and [:DeveloperInfo:developed]
+  * [[DeveloperRepos|Source code]] available under the GPL license
  * Actively [[MailingLists|community]] supported and [[DeveloperInfo|developed]]