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| Contributions are most welcome, but please create a user name for yourself before you edit anything (we were hit by too many spammers and kiddies when this wiki was anonymously editable). To do this, click on the "Login" link up in the top right corner of this page and follow the instructions from there. Mercurial itself and all wiki content are available under the [http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL]. | Contributions are most welcome! Please create a user name for yourself by clicking "Login" in the upper right. Mercurial and all wiki content are available under the [http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL]. |
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| == New to all this stuff? == | == Getting Started == |
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| * ["Download"] the latest source or check for '''Download BinaryPackages''' for your system | |
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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 |
* '''Download BinaryPackages''' for your system or ["Download"] the latest source * UnixInstall and WindowsInstall for installing from source * A QuickStart for the impatient * ["Tutorial"] for new users (["FrenchTutorial"], ["SpanishTutorial"] , ["JapaneseTutorial"] and ["ChineseTutorial"] available) * [http://selenic.com/mercurial/bugs/ Mercurial bug tracker] |
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| * A QuickStart for the impatient * A QuickStart2 for graduates of the above - read before your first commit! * ["Tutorial"] for new users (["FrenchTutorial"], ["SpanishTutorial"] , ["JapaneseTutorial"] and ["ChineseTutorial"] available) |
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| * XemacsAndEmacsUsers - Here is a .hgignore that users of XEmacs and Emacs will love | |
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| == For refugees from CVS and other systems == | == For refugees from other SCMs == |
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| * CvsConcepts - translations of ["CVS"] concepts into Mercurial terms * CvsCommands - equivalents of commands provided by ["CVS"] |
* CvsInfo - info for CVS users |
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| * ["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 |
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== Information for contributors == * Tips for ContributingChanges * The ToDo list and MissingFeatures * ["Design"] - Mercurial's data structures and how it uses them. * WhatGoesWhere - the project architecture * WireProtocol - the push/pull changegroup protocol * OptionNaming - the conventions used to name command-line options * DebuggingFeatures - how to poke around in Mercurial's internals * ["Theming"] - how to create new styles for Mercurial's web interface * WritingTests - how to add tests to the test suite * DeveloperRepos - where to find various public repositories of Mercurial work * The RoadMap and the InternationalizationPlan * NewFeatureDiscussions - A page of links to discussions about new features. * NewIdeas - Suggestions for features/extensions that would make someone happy * Mercurial UserSurvey. |
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| * [http://selenic.com/mercurial/bugs/ Mercurial bug tracker] | * DeveloperInfo for Mercurial hackers |
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| * Ideas for Google's SummerOfCode2006. |
Hg: the chemical symbol for mercury, from the Greek hydrargyrum.
mercurial: relating to or having characteristics (eloquence, shrewdness, swiftness, thievishness) attributed to the god Mercury.
Mercurial: a fast, lightweight Source Control Management system designed for efficient handling of very large distributed projects.
Please contribute!
Contributions are most welcome! Please create a user name for yourself by clicking "Login" in the upper right. Mercurial and all wiki content are available under the [http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL].
Getting Started
See WhatsNew and read the UpgradeNotes
Download BinaryPackages for your system or ["Download"] the latest source
UnixInstall and WindowsInstall for installing from source
A QuickStart for the impatient
["Tutorial"] for new users (["FrenchTutorial"], ["SpanishTutorial"] , ["JapaneseTutorial"] and ["ChineseTutorial"] available)
[http://selenic.com/mercurial/bugs/ Mercurial bug tracker]
Using Mercurial
[:FAQ:Frequently Asked Questions] - FAQ
[http://www.selenic.com/mercurial/hg.1.html hg(1)], [".hgignore"] and [http://www.selenic.com/mercurial/hgrc.5.html hgrc(5)] manpages and ["TranslatedManPages"]
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
NamedBranches gives an introduction to this recent feature
For refugees from other SCMs
CvsInfo - info for CVS users
ConvertingRepositories from other ["SCM"] formats to Mercurial
Extensions
UsingHgk - how to use the GUI repository browser
MqExtension - Mercurial Patch Queues
UsingBisect - how to use the bisect extension to find bugs
TransplantExtension - cherry-picks patches and rebases branches
ExtensionHowto - how to write Mercurial extensions
See CategoryExtension for a more complete list.
How To
HgSysTrac - Using hg and trac for Unix system configuration changes management.
Further information
- general list:
[http://www.selenic.com/mailman/listinfo/mercurial/ subscriptions], [http://www.selenic.com/pipermail/mercurial/ archives], and [http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=mercurial&w=2 archive search] developers list:
[http://www.selenic.com/mailman/listinfo/mercurial-devel/ subscriptions], [http://www.selenic.com/pipermail/mercurial-devel/ archives]
- general list:
DeveloperInfo for Mercurial hackers
- IRC channel: #mercurial on irc.freenode.net
OtherTools that work with Mercurial
A list of ["ProjectsUsingMercurial"] and links to their repositories.
- A list of ["Presentations"] and other related events.