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== ["Tutorial"] - getting started: installation == == Tutorial - Getting started: Installation ==
''(This page is part of the [[Tutorial]] series. Next part is TutorialInit)''
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Installing ["Mercurial"] is straightforward. Installing Mercurial is straightforward.
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 * For Linux, Mac``OS X, and other Unix variants, follow the UnixInstall directions.  * For Linux, MacOS X, and other Unix variants, follow the UnixInstall directions.
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Once we're done, we'll come back here. Once you're done, come back here.
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'''Note:''' This tutorial assumes you are running a version of ["Mercurial"] later than 0.6. In other words, if you have the 0.6 release, the tutorial will not work for you. The Mercurial program is named {{{hg}}}. Every Mercurial command starts with {{{hg}}}, followed by the command name, followed by any relevant options and arguments.
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The ["Mercurial"] program is named ''hg''. Every ["Mercurial"] command starts with ''hg'', followed by the command name, followed by any relevant options and arguments.

Now
we should be able to simply type ''hg'' at the prompt, and the program should display some helpful command summaries:
Now that Mercurial is installed, we should be able to simply type {{{hg}}} at the prompt, and the program should display some helpful command summaries:
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 $ hg
 basic hg commands (use "hg help -v" for more):
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$ hg
Mercurial Distributed SCM
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{{{ basic commands:
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 ...  commit commit the specified files or all outstanding changes
 (...)

use "hg help" for the full list of commands or "hg -v" for details
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If this does not happen, there is something wrong with our installation, and we should take a look at InstallTroubleshooting.

To determine what version of Mercurial you are running, type:
To determine what version of Mercurial we are running, let's type:
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 $ hg version
 Mercurial version fa3578bfafbf+20050629
$ hg version
Mercurial Distributed SCM (version 1.7.3)
(see http://mercurial.selenic.com for more information)

Copyright (C) 2005-2010 Matt Mackall and others
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
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Mercurial will need a username to use for recording commits. It's best to configure Mercurial to use your email address by creating a file `.hgrc`<<FootNote(http://www.selenic.com/mercurial/hgrc.5.html#files)>> in your home directory (or on Windows in `%USERPROFILE%\Mercurial.ini`, MercurialIni) containing lines like the following:
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 Copyright (C) 2005 Matt Mackall <mpm@selenic.com>
 This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
 warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
[ui]
username = John Doe <john@example.com>
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If all has gone well, let's continue on to [[TutorialClone|TutorialInit]].
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If all has gone well, let's continue on to TutorialClone. ----
CategoryTutorial

Tutorial - Getting started: Installation

(This page is part of the Tutorial series. Next part is TutorialInit)

Installing Mercurial is straightforward.

  • For Linux, MacOS X, and other Unix variants, follow the UnixInstall directions.

  • On Windows, follow the WindowsInstall instructions.

Once you're done, come back here.

The Mercurial program is named hg. Every Mercurial command starts with hg, followed by the command name, followed by any relevant options and arguments.

Now that Mercurial is installed, we should be able to simply type hg at the prompt, and the program should display some helpful command summaries:

$ hg
Mercurial Distributed SCM

basic commands:

 add        add the specified files on the next commit
 annotate   show changeset information per file line
 clone      make a copy of an existing repository
 commit     commit the specified files or all outstanding changes
 (...)

use "hg help" for the full list of commands or "hg -v" for details

To determine what version of Mercurial we are running, let's type:

$ hg version
Mercurial Distributed SCM (version 1.7.3)
(see http://mercurial.selenic.com for more information)

Copyright (C) 2005-2010 Matt Mackall and others
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

Mercurial will need a username to use for recording commits. It's best to configure Mercurial to use your email address by creating a file .hgrc1 in your home directory (or on Windows in %USERPROFILE%\Mercurial.ini, MercurialIni) containing lines like the following:

[ui]
username = John Doe <john@example.com>

If all has gone well, let's continue on to TutorialInit.


CategoryTutorial

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