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HG(1)
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NAME
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hg - Mercurial source code management system
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SYNOPSIS
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'hg' [-v -d -q -y] <command> [command options] [files]
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DESCRIPTION
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The hg(1) command provides a command line interface to the Mercurial system.
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OPTIONS
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--debug, -d::
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    enable debugging output
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--quiet, -q::
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    suppress output
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--verbose, -v::
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    enable additional output
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--noninteractive, -y::
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    do not prompt, assume 'yes' for any required answers
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COMMAND ELEMENTS
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files ...::
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    indicates one or more filename or relative path filenames
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path::
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    indicates a path on the local machine
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revision::
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    indicates a changeset which can be specified as a changeset revision
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    number, a tag, or a unique substring of the changeset hash value
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repository path::
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    either the pathname of a local repository or the URI of a remote
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    repository.  There are two available URI protocols, http:// which is
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    fast and the old-http:// protocol which is much slower but does not
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    require a special server on the web host.
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COMMANDS
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add [files ...]::
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    Schedule files to be version controlled and added to the repository.
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    The files will be added to the repository at the next commit.
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addremove::
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    Add all new files and remove all missing files from the repository.
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    New files are ignored if they match any of the patterns in .hgignore. As
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    with add, these changes take effect at the next commit.
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annotate [-r <rev> -u -n -c] [files ...]::
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    List changes in files, showing the revision id responsible for each line
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    This command is useful to discover who did a change or when a change took
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    place.
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    options:
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    -r, --revision <rev>  annotate the specified revision
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    -u, --user            list the author
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    -c, --changeset       list the changeset
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    -n, --number          list the revision number (default)
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cat <file> [revision]::
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    Output to stdout the given revision for the specified file.
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    If no revision is given then the tip is used.
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clone [-U] <source> [dest]::
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    Create a copy of an existing repository in a new directory.
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    If no destination directory name is specified, it defaults to the
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    basename of the source.
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    The source is added to the new repository's .hg/hgrc file to be used in
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    future pulls.
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    For efficiency, hardlinks are used for cloning whenever the
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    source and destination are on the same filesystem.
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    options:
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    -U, --noupdate   do not update the new working directory
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commit [-A -t -l <file> -t <text> -u <user> -d <datecode>] [files...]::
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    Commit changes to the given files into the repository.
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    If a list of files is omitted, all changes reported by "hg status"
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    will be commited.
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    The HGEDITOR or EDITOR environment variables are used to start an
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    editor to add a commit comment.
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    Options:
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    -A, --addremove       run addremove during commit
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    -t, --text <text>     use <text> as commit message
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    -l, --logfile <file>  show the commit message for the given file
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    -d, --date <datecode> record datecode as commit date
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    -u, --user <user>     record user as commiter
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    aliases: ci
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copy <source> <dest>::
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    Mark <dest> file as a copy or rename of a <source> one
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    This command takes effect for the next commit.
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diff [-r revision] [-r revision] [files ...]::
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    Show differences between revisions for the specified files.
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    Differences between files are shown using the unified diff format.
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    When two revision arguments are given, then changes are shown
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    between those revisions. If only one revision is specified then
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    that revision is compared to the working directory, and, when no
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    revisions are specified, the working directory files are compared
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    to its parent.
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    Print the changeset header and diffs for one or more revisions.
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    The information shown in the changeset header is: author,
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    changeset hash, parent and commit comment.
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    Output may be to a file, in which case the name of the file is
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    given using a format string.  The formatting rules are as follows:
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    %%   literal "%" character
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    %H   changeset hash (40 bytes of hexadecimal)
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    %N   number of patches being generated
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    %R   changeset revision number
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    %b   basename of the exporting repository
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    %h   short-form changeset hash (12 bytes of hexadecimal)
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    %n   zero-padded sequence number, starting at 1
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    %r   zero-padded changeset revision number
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    Options:
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    -o, --output <filespec>   print output to file with formatted named
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    Undo an 'hg add' scheduled for the next commit.
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heads::
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    Show all repository head changesets.
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    Repository "heads" are changesets that don't have children
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    changesets. They are where development generally takes place and
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identify::
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    This summary identifies the repository state using one or two parent
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    -p, --strip <n>   directory strip option for patch. This has the same
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    This is the symmetrical operation for pull. It helps to move
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    destination is local this is identical to a pull in that directory
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    This command is not intended to be used by normal users, as it is
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    This command tries to fix the repository status after an interrupted
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    This command shedules the files to be removed at the next commit.
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    This only removes files from the current branch, not from the
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    Print the root directory of the current repository.
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    Show changed files in the working directory.
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    Tags are used to name particular revisions of the repository and are
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    If no revision is given, the tip is used.
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    To facilitate version control, distribution, and merging of tags,
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    they are stored as a file named ".hgtags" which is managed
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    List the repository tags.
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    This lists both regular and local tags.
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    Show the tip revision.
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    merging or discarding local changes.
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    With the -m option, a merge will be performed.
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    With the -C option, local changes will be lost.
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    This will perform an extensive check of the repository's
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Free use of this software is granted under the terms of the GNU General
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Public License (GPL).