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== Tutorial - cloning a repository == == Tutorial - Cloning a repository ==
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We have followed TutorialInstall to install ["Mercurial"] already, right? Good! ''(This page is part 2 of 9 of the [:Tutorial] series. Previous part is [:TutorialInstall], next part is [:TutorialHistory])''
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In ["Mercurial"], we do all of our work inside a ["Repository"]. A ["Repository"] is a directory that contains all of the source files that we want to keep history of, along with complete histories of those source files. You have followed TutorialInstall to install Mercurial already, right? Good!
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The easiest way to get started with ["Mercurial"] is to use a ["Repository"] that already contains some files and some history. In Mercurial, we do all of our work inside a [:Repository:repository]. A repository is a directory that contains all of the source files that we want to keep history of, along with complete histories of those source files.
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To do this, we use the {{{clone}}} command. This makes a ["Clone"] of a ["Repository"]; it makes a complete copy of another ["Repository"] so that we will have our own local, private one to work in. The easiest way to get started with Mercurial is to use a repository that already contains some files and some history.

To do this, we use the {{{clone}}} command. This makes a [:Clone:clone] of a repository; it makes a complete copy of another repository so that we will have our own local, private one to work in.
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If all goes well, the {{{clone}}} command prints this: If all goes well, the {{{clone}}} command prints this (Mercurial 1.0):
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updating working directory
2 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
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These files are exact copies of the files in the ["Repository"] we just ["Clone"]d. These files are exact copies of the files in the repository we just cloned.
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'''Note:''' in ["Mercurial"], each ["Repository"] is self-contained. When you ["Clone"] a ["Repository"], the new ["Repository"] becomes an exact copy of the existing one at the time of the ["Clone"], but subsequent changes in either one ''will not show up'' in the other unless you explicitly transfer them. '''Note:''' in Mercurial, each repository is self-contained. When you clone a repository, the new repository becomes an exact copy of the existing one at the time of the clone, but subsequent changes in either one ''will not show up'' in the other unless you explicitly transfer them, by either [:Pull:pulling] or [:Push:pushing].
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At this point, we can start examining some of the history of our new ["Repository"], by continuing to TutorialHistory. By default, `hg clone` checks out (see [:Update]) the [:Tip:tip]most [:Revision:revision] of the repository
into the repository's [:WorkingDirectory:working directory]. To see which revision is currently checkd out,
we can use the [:Parent:parents] command:

{{{
$ hg parents
changeset: 1:82e55d328c8c
tag: tip
user: mpm@selenic.com
date: Fri Aug 26 01:21:28 2005 -0700
summary: Create a makefile
}}}

At this point, we can start examining some of the history of our new repository, by continuing to TutorialHistory.

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CategoryTutorial

Tutorial - Cloning a repository

(This page is part 2 of 9 of the [:Tutorial] series. Previous part is [:TutorialInstall], next part is [:TutorialHistory])

You have followed TutorialInstall to install Mercurial already, right? Good!

In Mercurial, we do all of our work inside a [:Repository:repository]. A repository is a directory that contains all of the source files that we want to keep history of, along with complete histories of those source files.

The easiest way to get started with Mercurial is to use a repository that already contains some files and some history.

To do this, we use the clone command. This makes a [:Clone:clone] of a repository; it makes a complete copy of another repository so that we will have our own local, private one to work in.

Let's clone a small "hello, world" repository hosted at selenic.com:

$ hg clone http://www.selenic.com/repo/hello my-hello

If all goes well, the clone command prints this (Mercurial 1.0):

requesting all changes
adding changesets
adding manifests
adding file changes
added 2 changesets with 2 changes to 2 files
updating working directory
2 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved

We should now find a directory called my-hello in our current directory:

$ ls
my-hello

Inside the my-hello directory, we should find some files:

$ ls my-hello
Makefile  hello.c

These files are exact copies of the files in the repository we just cloned.

Note: in Mercurial, each repository is self-contained. When you clone a repository, the new repository becomes an exact copy of the existing one at the time of the clone, but subsequent changes in either one will not show up in the other unless you explicitly transfer them, by either [:Pull:pulling] or [:Push:pushing].

By default, hg clone checks out (see [:Update]) the [:Tip:tip]most [:Revision:revision] of the repository into the repository's [:WorkingDirectory:working directory]. To see which revision is currently checkd out, we can use the [:Parent:parents] command:

$ hg parents
changeset:   1:82e55d328c8c
tag:         tip
user:        mpm@selenic.com
date:        Fri Aug 26 01:21:28 2005 -0700
summary:     Create a makefile

At this point, we can start examining some of the history of our new repository, by continuing to TutorialHistory.


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TutorialClone (last edited 2015-10-28 15:22:27 by alishamsulqamar)