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This wiki page is no longer maintained and has been superseded by the respective page in the official Mercurial website at http://mercurial.selenic.com/about/ |
This wiki page is no longer maintained and has been superseded by the respective page in the official Mercurial website at http://mercurial.selenic.com/about/