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| 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. |
'''Mercurial''' is a cross-platform, distributed [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revision_control|revision control tool]] for software developers. It runs on Linux, Windows, Mac OS X and most Unix like systems. Mercurial is dedicated to speed and efficiency with a sane user interface. It's free open source software, available under the GNU General Public License version 2 (see [[License]]). |
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Mercurial is a cross-platform, distributed revision control tool for software developers. It runs on Linux, Windows, Mac OS X and most Unix like systems. Mercurial is dedicated to speed and efficiency with a sane user interface. It's free open source software, available under the GNU General Public License version 2 (see License).
Getting Started
Download and install Mercurial as a binary package or 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
The article Inside a distributed version control system (PDF, 13 pages)
Quick Reference Cards And Cheat Sheets (PDF and PNG) to decorate your desk
A tutorial based on examples: MercurialByExample.pdf
Getting started exercises: Mercurial Kick Start
Using Mercurial
The book Mercurial: The Definitive Guide (HTML, source)
ManPages, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), and TipsAndTricks
UsingExtensions – add optional features like glog or mq
HOWTOs explain some useful ways of using Mercurial
MercurialHosting lists public hosting services for your repositories
PublishingRepositories provides guidance on sharing repositories yourself (and offering web-based repository browsing)
OtherTools that work with Mercurial (IDE integration, GUI clients, etc.)
Further information
IRC channel: #mercurial on irc.freenode.net
A list of ProjectsUsingMercurial and links to their repositories.
Some success stories.
DeveloperInfo for Mercurial hackers
Commercial support and consulting
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
Please contribute!
Contributions are most welcome! Please create a user name for yourself by clicking "Login" in the upper left.
Mercurial and all wiki content are available under the GNU General Public License version 2 (see License). Donations are also accepted.