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This is a wiki for the ["Mercurial"] ["DistributedSCM"] tool.
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New to all this stuff?
Check out the MajorFeatures or jump to the QuickStart
["Download"] the latest source or check for BinaryPackages for your system
UnixInstall describes how to install ["Mercurial"] under Linux, MacOS X, and Unix variants
WindowsInstall describes how to install ["Mercurial"] under Windows
["Tutorial"] for new users (["FrenchTutorial"] and ["SpanishTutorial"] available)
ConfigurationOptions describes the options available in the hgrc files
OtherTools that work with Mercurial
For CVS refugees
CvsConcepts - translations of ["CVS"] concepts into ["Mercurial"] terms
CvsCommands - equivalents of commands provided by ["CVS"]
More information
[:FAQ:Frequently Asked Questions]
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
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
Information for contributors
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
Links
[http://www.selenic.com/mercurial Official Mercurial home page]
- IRC channel: #mercurial on irc.freenode.net