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This is a wiki for the ["Mercurial"] ["DistributedSCM"] tool. ''mercurial'': relating to or having characteristics (eloquence, shrewdness, swiftness, thievishness) attributed to the god Mercury

''Hg'': the chemical symbol for mercury, from the Greek hydrargyrum

This is a wiki for the Mercurial ["DistributedSCM"] tool.
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 * Check out the MajorFeatures or jump to the QuickStart  * Check out the MajorFeatures
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 * UnixInstall describes how to install ["Mercurial"] under Linux, Mac``OS X, and Unix variants
 * WindowsInstall describes how to install ["Mercurial"] under Windows
 * UnixInstall describes how to install Mercurial under Linux, Mac``OS X, and Unix variants
 * WindowsInstall describes how to install Mercurial under Windows

== Using Mercurial ==
 * A QuickStart for the impatient
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 * [:FAQ:Frequently Asked Questions]
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 * OtherTools that work with Mercurial  * WorkingPractices describing several somewhat sane ways to use Mercurial
 * How to handle MultipleCommitters
 * CommunicatingChanges describes the various ways Mercurial can exchange changesets
 * PublishingRepositories and ServerInstall describes various ways to make your code visible to the world
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== For CVS refugees == == For refugees from CVS and other systems ==
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 * CvsConcepts - translations of ["CVS"] concepts into ["Mercurial"] terms  * CvsConcepts - translations of ["CVS"] concepts into Mercurial terms
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== More information ==

 * [:FAQ:Frequently Asked Questions]
* ConvertingRepositories from other ["SCM"] formats to ["Mercurial"]
 * ConvertingRepositories from other ["SCM"] formats to Mercurial
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 * A ["Tag"] is slightly different in ["Mercurial"] than in other ["SCM"] systems
 * WorkingPractices describing several somewhat sane ways to use ["Mercurial"]
 * A list of ["ProjectsUsingMercurial"] and links to their repositories.
 * CommunicatingChanges describes the various ways ["Mercurial"] can exchange changesets
 * PublishingRepositories and ServerInstall describes various ways to make your code visible to the world
 * How to handle MultipleCommitters
 * A ["Tag"] is slightly different in Mercurial than in other ["SCM"] systems
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 * Tips for ContributingChanges
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 * ContributingChanges
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 * OtherTools that work with Mercurial
 * A list of ["ProjectsUsingMercurial"] and links to their repositories.

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mercurial: relating to or having characteristics (eloquence, shrewdness, swiftness, thievishness) attributed to the god Mercury

Hg: the chemical symbol for mercury, from the Greek hydrargyrum

This is a wiki for the Mercurial ["DistributedSCM"] tool.

Please contribute!

Contributions are most welcome, but please create a user name for yourself before you edit anything. To do this, click on the "Login" link up in the top right corner of this page and follow the instructions from there.

New to all this stuff?

Using Mercurial

For refugees from CVS and other systems

  • CvsConcepts - translations of ["CVS"] concepts into Mercurial terms

  • CvsCommands - equivalents of commands provided by ["CVS"]

  • ConvertingRepositories from other ["SCM"] formats to Mercurial

  • ["Glossary"] of terms (useful if you're not used to distributed source management)
  • A ["Tag"] is slightly different in Mercurial than in other ["SCM"] systems

Information for contributors

Mercurial (last edited 2024-08-26 23:53:13 by PaulBissex)