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This wiki page is no longer maintained and has been superseded by the respective page in the official Mercurial website at http://mercurial.selenic.com/about/

This wiki page is no longer maintained and has been superseded by the respective page in the official Mercurial website at http://mercurial.selenic.com/about/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