Diff for "Mercurial"

mercurial

(adj) relating to or having characteristics (eloquence, swiftness, cleverness) attributed to the god Mercury.

Mercurial

(n) a fast, lightweight [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revision_control Source Control Management system] designed for efficient handling of very large distributed projects.

Getting Started

• Download and install Mercurial as a [:BinaryPackages: binary package] or [:Download: download and build from source].

• Look at MajorFeatures, see WhatsNew (release notes) and read the UpgradeNotes

• UnderstandingMercurial and ["Tutorial"] for new users

• A QuickStart for the impatient

• [:QuickReferenceCardsAndCheatSheets:Quick Reference Cards And Cheat Sheets] (PDF and PNG) to decorate your desk

Using Mercurial

• The book [:MercurialBook:Distributed Revision Control with Mercurial] ([http://hgbook.red-bean.com/hgbook.html HTML], [http://hgbook.red-bean.com/hgbook.pdf PDF], [http://hg.serpentine.com/mercurial/book source])

• ManPages, [:FAQ:Frequently Asked Questions], and TipsAndTricks

• ["UsingExtensions"] – add optional features like [:GraphlogExtension:glog] or [:MqExtension:mq]

• ["HOWTOs"] explain some useful ways of using Mercurial

• MercurialHosting lists options for public hosting of your [:Repository:repositories]

• OtherTools that work with Mercurial (IDE integration, GUI clients, etc.)

For refugees from other SCMs

• CvsInfo – info for CVS users

• WorkingWithSubversion – info for SVN users

• PerforceConcepts – info for Perforce users

• GitConcepts – info for Git users

• ClearcaseInfo – working alongside Rational Clearcase

• RepositoryConversion from other SCM formats to Mercurial

• [http://betterexplained.com/articles/intro-to-distributed-version-control-illustrated/ Distributed version control illustrated]

Further information

• Commercial [:Support:support] and consulting

• DeveloperInfo for Mercurial hackers

• [http://selenic.com/mercurial/bugs/ Bug Tracker] and MailingLists

• IRC channel: #mercurial on irc.freenode.net

• A list of ["ProjectsUsingMercurial"] and links to their repositories.

• A list of ["Presentations"] and other related events.

• Some [:SuccessStories:success stories].

Please contribute!

[:ContributingToMercurialWiki:Contributions] are most welcome! Please create a user name for yourself by clicking "Login" in the upper right.BR Mercurial and all wiki content are available under the [:License:GNU GPLv2]. [http://selenic.com/mercurial/donations.html Donations] are also accepted.

Other Languages: [:JapaneseMercurial:日本語]

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