annotate doc/hg.1.txt @ 1265:979c04997448 0.7

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1 HG(1)
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2 =====
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3 Matt Mackall <mpm@selenic.com>
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5 NAME
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6 ----
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7 hg - Mercurial source code management system
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9 SYNOPSIS
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10 --------
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11 'hg' [-v -d -q -y] <command> [command options] [files]
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13 DESCRIPTION
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14 -----------
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15 The hg(1) command provides a command line interface to the Mercurial system.
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17 OPTIONS
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20 -R, --repository::
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21 repository root directory
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23 --cwd::
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24 change working directory
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26 -y, --noninteractive::
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27 do not prompt, assume 'yes' for any required answers
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29 -q, --quiet::
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30 suppress output
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32 -v, --verbose::
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33 enable additional output
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35 --debug::
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36 enable debugging output
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38 --traceback::
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39 print traceback on exception
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41 --time::
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42 time how long the command takes
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44 --profile::
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45 print command execution profile
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48 output version information and exit
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50 -h, --help::
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51 display help and exit
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53 COMMAND ELEMENTS
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56 files ...::
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57 indicates one or more filename or relative path filenames; see
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58 "FILE NAME PATTERNS" for information on pattern matching
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60 path::
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61 indicates a path on the local machine
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63 revision::
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64 indicates a changeset which can be specified as a changeset revision
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65 number, a tag, or a unique substring of the changeset hash value
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68 either the pathname of a local repository or the URI of a remote
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69 repository. There are two available URI protocols, http:// which is
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73 COMMANDS
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76 add [options] [files ...]::
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77 Schedule files to be version controlled and added to the repository.
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79 The files will be added to the repository at the next commit.
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82 its subdirectories.
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84 addremove [options] [files ...]::
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85 Add all new files and remove all missing files from the repository.
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88 with add, these changes take effect at the next commit.
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90 annotate [-r <rev> -u -n -c] [files ...]::
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91 List changes in files, showing the revision id responsible for each line
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94 place.
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105 -u, --user list the author
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107 -n, --number list the revision number (default)
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109 bundle <file> <other>::
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110 (EXPERIMENTAL)
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112 Generate a compressed changegroup file collecting all changesets
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113 not found in the other repository.
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115 This file can then be transferred using conventional means and
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116 applied to another repository with the unbundle command. This is
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117 useful when native push and pull are not available or when
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118 exporting an entire repository is undesirable. The standard file
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119 extension is ".hg".
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121 Unlike import/export, this exactly preserves all changeset
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122 contents including permissions, rename data, and revision history.
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124 cat [options] <file ...>::
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125 Print the specified files as they were at the given revision.
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126 If no revision is given then the tip is used.
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128 Output may be to a file, in which case the name of the file is
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129 given using a format string. The formatting rules are the same as
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130 for the export command, with the following additions:
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132 %s basename of file being printed
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133 %d dirname of file being printed, or '.' if in repo root
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134 %p root-relative path name of file being printed
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136 options:
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137 -I, --include <pat> include names matching the given patterns
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139 -o, --output <filespec> print output to file with formatted name
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140 -r, --rev <rev> print the given revision
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142 clone [-U] <source> [dest]::
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155 -U, --noupdate do not update the new working directory
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159 commit [options] [files...]::
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160 Commit changes to the given files into the repository.
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165 The HGEDITOR or EDITOR environment variables are used to start an
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166 editor to add a commit comment.
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168 Options:
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170 -A, --addremove run addremove during commit
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171 -I, --include <pat> include names matching the given patterns
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172 -X, --exclude <pat> exclude names matching the given patterns
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173 -m, --message <text> use <text> as commit message
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174 -l, --logfile <file> read the commit message from <file>
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175 -d, --date <datecode> record datecode as commit date
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176 -u, --user <user> record user as commiter
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178 aliases: ci
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180 copy <source ...> <dest>::
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181 Mark dest as having copies of source files. If dest is a
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185 By default, this command copies the contents of files as they
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186 stand in the working directory. If invoked with --after, the
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187 operation is recorded, but no copying is performed.
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188
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189 This command takes effect in the next commit.
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191 NOTE: This command should be treated as experimental. While it
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192 should properly record copied files, this information is not yet
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193 fully used by merge, nor fully reported by log.
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195 Options:
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196 -A, --after record a copy that has already occurred
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197 -I, --include <pat> include names matching the given patterns
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198 -X, --exclude <pat> exclude names matching the given patterns
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199 -f, --force forcibly copy over an existing managed file
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200 -p, --parents append source path to dest
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202 aliases: cp
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203
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204 diff [-a] [-r revision] [-r revision] [files ...]::
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205 Show differences between revisions for the specified files.
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209 When two revision arguments are given, then changes are shown
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210 between those revisions. If only one revision is specified then
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211 that revision is compared to the working directory, and, when no
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212 revisions are specified, the working directory files are compared
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213 to its parent.
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215 Without the -a option, diff will avoid generating diffs of files
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216 it detects as binary. With -a, diff will generate a diff anyway,
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217 probably with undesirable results.
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219 options:
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220 -a, --text treat all files as text
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221 -I, --include <pat> include names matching the given patterns
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222 -X, --exclude <pat> exclude names matching the given patterns
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224 export [-o filespec] [revision] ...::
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225 Print the changeset header and diffs for one or more revisions.
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227 The information shown in the changeset header is: author,
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228 changeset hash, parent and commit comment.
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229
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230 Output may be to a file, in which case the name of the file is
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231 given using a format string. The formatting rules are as follows:
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233 %% literal "%" character
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234 %H changeset hash (40 bytes of hexadecimal)
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235 %N number of patches being generated
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236 %R changeset revision number
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237 %b basename of the exporting repository
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238 %h short-form changeset hash (12 bytes of hexadecimal)
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239 %n zero-padded sequence number, starting at 1
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240 %r zero-padded changeset revision number
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241
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242 Without the -a option, export will avoid generating diffs of files
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243 it detects as binary. With -a, export will generate a diff anyway,
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244 probably with undesirable results.
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246 options:
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247 -a, --text treat all files as text
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248 -o, --output <filespec> print output to file with formatted name
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249
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250 forget [options] [files]::
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251 Undo an 'hg add' scheduled for the next commit.
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252
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253 options:
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254 -I, --include <pat> include names matching the given patterns
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255 -X, --exclude <pat> exclude names matching the given patterns
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257 grep [options] pattern [files]::
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258 Search revisions of files for a regular expression.
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259
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260 This command behaves differently than Unix grep. It only accepts
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261 Python/Perl regexps. It searches repository history, not the
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262 working directory. It always prints the revision number in which
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263 a match appears.
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265 By default, grep only prints output for the first revision of a
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266 file in which it finds a match. To get it to print every revision
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267 that contains a change in match status ("-" for a match that
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268 becomes a non-match, or "+" for a non-match that becomes a match),
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269 use the --all flag.
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271 options:
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272 -0, --print0 end fields with NUL
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273 -I, --include <pat> include names matching the given patterns
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274 -X, --exclude <pat> exclude names matching the given patterns
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275 --all print all revisions that match
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276 -i, --ignore-case ignore case when matching
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277 -l, --files-with-matches print only file names and revs that match
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278 -n, --line-number print matching line numbers
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279 -r <rev>, --rev <rev> search in given revision range
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280 -u, --user print user who committed change
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282 heads::
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283 Show all repository head changesets.
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285 Repository "heads" are changesets that don't have children
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286 changesets. They are where development generally takes place and
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287 are the usual targets for update and merge operations.
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289 identify::
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290 Print a short summary of the current state of the repo.
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292 This summary identifies the repository state using one or two parent
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293 hash identifiers, followed by a "+" if there are uncommitted changes
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294 in the working directory, followed by a list of tags for this revision.
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296 aliases: id
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298 import [-p <n> -b <base> -f] <patches>::
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299 Import a list of patches and commit them individually.
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301 If there are outstanding changes in the working directory, import
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302 will abort unless given the -f flag.
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304 If a patch looks like a mail message (its first line starts with
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305 "From " or looks like an RFC822 header), it will not be applied
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306 unless the -f option is used. The importer neither parses nor
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307 discards mail headers, so use -f only to override the "mailness"
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308 safety check, not to import a real mail message.
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311 -p, --strip <n> directory strip option for patch. This has the same
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313 -b <path> base directory to read patches from
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314 -f, --force skip check for outstanding uncommitted changes
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316 aliases: patch
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317
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318 incoming [-p] [source]::
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319 Show new changesets found in the specified repo or the default
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320 pull repo. These are the changesets that would be pulled if a pull
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321 was requested.
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323 Currently only local repositories are supported.
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324
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325 options:
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326 -p, --patch show patch
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327
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328 aliases: in
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329
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330 init [dest]::
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331 Initialize a new repository in the given directory. If the given
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332 directory does not exist, it is created.
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333
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334 If no directory is given, the current directory is used.
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336 locate [options] [files]::
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337 Print all files under Mercurial control whose names match the
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338 given patterns.
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340 This command searches the current directory and its
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341 subdirectories. To search an entire repository, move to the root
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342 of the repository.
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343
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344 If no patterns are given to match, this command prints all file
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345 names.
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346
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347 If you want to feed the output of this command into the "xargs"
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348 command, use the "-0" option to both this command and "xargs".
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349 This will avoid the problem of "xargs" treating single filenames
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350 that contain white space as multiple file names.
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351
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352 options:
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353
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354 -0, --print0 end filenames with NUL, for use with xargs
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355 -f, --fullpath print complete paths from the filesystem root
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356 -I, --include <pat> include names matching the given patterns
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357 -r, --rev <rev> search the repository as it stood at rev
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358 -X, --exclude <pat> exclude names matching the given patterns
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359
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360 log [-r revision ...] [-p] [files]::
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361 Print the revision history of the specified files or the entire project.
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363 By default this command outputs: changeset id and hash, tags,
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364 parents, user, date and time, and a summary for each commit. The
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365 -v switch adds some more detail, such as changed files, manifest
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366 hashes or message signatures.
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367
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368 options:
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369 -I, --include <pat> include names matching the given patterns
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370 -X, --exclude <pat> exclude names matching the given patterns
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371 -r, --rev <A> show the specified revision or range
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372 -p, --patch show patch
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373
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374 aliases: history
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375
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376 manifest [revision]::
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377 Print a list of version controlled files for the given revision.
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378
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379 The manifest is the list of files being version controlled. If no revision
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380 is given then the tip is used.
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381
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382 outgoing [-p] [dest]::
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383 Show changesets not found in the specified destination repo or the
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384 default push repo. These are the changesets that would be pushed
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385 if a push was requested.
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386
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387 options:
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388 -p, --patch show patch
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389
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390 aliases: out
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391
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392 parents::
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393 Print the working directory's parent revisions.
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394
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395 paths [NAME]::
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396 Show definition of symbolic path name NAME. If no name is given, show
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397 definition of available names.
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398
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399 Path names are defined in the [paths] section of /etc/mercurial/hgrc
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400 and $HOME/.hgrc. If run inside a repository, .hg/hgrc is used, too.
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402 pull <repository path>::
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403 Pull changes from a remote repository to a local one.
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404
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405 This finds all changes from the repository at the specified path
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406 or URL and adds them to the local repository. By default, this
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407 does not update the copy of the project in the working directory.
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408
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409 Valid URLs are of the form:
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411 local/filesystem/path
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412 http://[user@]host[:port][/path]
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413 https://[user@]host[:port][/path]
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414 ssh://[user@]host[:port][/path]
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415
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416 SSH requires an accessible shell account on the destination machine
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417 and a copy of hg in the remote path. With SSH, paths are relative
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418 to the remote user's home directory by default; use two slashes at
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419 the start of a path to specify it as relative to the filesystem root.
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420
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421 options:
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422 -u, --update update the working directory to tip after pull
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423 -e, --ssh specify ssh command to use
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424 --remotecmd specify hg command to run on the remote side
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425
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426 push <destination>::
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427 Push changes from the local repository to the given destination.
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429 This is the symmetrical operation for pull. It helps to move
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430 changes from the current repository to a different one. If the
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431 destination is local this is identical to a pull in that directory
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432 from the current one.
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433
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434 By default, push will refuse to run if it detects the result would
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435 increase the number of remote heads. This generally indicates the
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436 the client has forgotten to sync and merge before pushing.
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437
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438 Valid URLs are of the form:
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440 local/filesystem/path
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441 ssh://[user@]host[:port][/path]
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442
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443 SSH requires an accessible shell account on the destination
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444 machine and a copy of hg in the remote path.
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445
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446 options:
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447
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448 -f, --force force update
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449 -e, --ssh specify ssh command to use
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450 --remotecmd specify hg command to run on the remote side
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451
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452 rawcommit [-p -d -u -F -m -l]::
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453 Lowlevel commit, for use in helper scripts.
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454
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455 This command is not intended to be used by normal users, as it is
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456 primarily useful for importing from other SCMs.
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457
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458 recover::
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459 Recover from an interrupted commit or pull.
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460
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461 This command tries to fix the repository status after an interrupted
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462 operation. It should only be necessary when Mercurial suggests it.
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463
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464 remove [options] [files ...]::
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465 Schedule the indicated files for removal from the repository.
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466
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467 This command schedules the files to be removed at the next commit.
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468 This only removes files from the current branch, not from the
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469 entire project history. If the files still exist in the working
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470 directory, they will be deleted from it.
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471
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472 aliases: rm
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473
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474 rename <source ...> <dest>::
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475 Mark dest as copies of sources; mark sources for deletion. If
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476 dest is a directory, copies are put in that directory. If dest is
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477 a file, there can only be one source.
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478
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479 By default, this command copies the contents of files as they
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480 stand in the working directory. If invoked with --after, the
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481 operation is recorded, but no copying is performed.
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482
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483 This command takes effect in the next commit.
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484
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485 NOTE: This command should be treated as experimental. While it
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486 should properly record rename files, this information is not yet
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487 fully used by merge, nor fully reported by log.
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488
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489 Options:
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490 -A, --after record a rename that has already occurred
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491 -f, --force forcibly copy over an existing managed file
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492 -p, --parents append source path to dest
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493
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494 aliases: mv
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495
588
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496 revert [names ...]::
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497 Revert any uncommitted modifications made to the named files or
0c3bae18403b [PATCH] hg revert
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498 directories. This restores the contents of the affected files to
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499 an unmodified state.
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500
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501 If a file has been deleted, it is recreated. If the executable
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502 mode of a file was changed, it is reset.
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503
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504 If a directory is given, all files in that directory and its
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505 subdirectories are reverted.
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506
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507 If no arguments are given, all files in the current directory and
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508 its subdirectories are reverted.
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509
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510 options:
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511 -r, --rev <rev> revision to revert to
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512 -n, --nonrecursive do not recurse into subdirectories
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513
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514 root::
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515 Print the root directory of the current repository.
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516
606
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517 serve [options]::
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518 Start a local HTTP repository browser and pull server.
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519
605
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520 By default, the server logs accesses to stdout and errors to
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521 stderr. Use the "-A" and "-E" options to log to files.
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522
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523 options:
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524 -A, --accesslog <file> name of access log file to write to
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525 -E, --errorlog <file> name of error log file to write to
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526 -a, --address <addr> address to use
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527 -p, --port <n> port to use (default: 8000)
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528 -n, --name <name> name to show in web pages (default: working dir)
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529 -t, --templatedir <path> web templates to use
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530 -6, --ipv6 use IPv6 in addition to IPv4
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532 status [options] [files]::
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533 Show changed files in the working directory. If no names are
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534 given, all files are shown. Otherwise, only files matching the
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535 given names are shown.
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536
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537 The codes used to show the status of files are:
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538
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539 M = changed
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540 A = added
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541 R = removed
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542 ? = not tracked
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543
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544 options:
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545
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546 -m, --modified show only modified files
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547 -a, --added show only added files
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548 -r, --removed show only removed files
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549 -u, --unknown show only unknown (not tracked) files
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550 -n, --no-status hide status prefix
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551 -0, --print0 end filenames with NUL, for use with xargs
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552 -I, --include <pat> include names matching the given patterns
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553 -X, --exclude <pat> exclude names matching the given patterns
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554
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555 tag [-l -m <text> -d <datecode> -u <user>] <name> [revision]::
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556 Name a particular revision using <name>.
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557
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558 Tags are used to name particular revisions of the repository and are
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559 very useful to compare different revision, to go back to significant
498
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560 earlier versions or to mark branch points as releases, etc.
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561
498
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562 If no revision is given, the tip is used.
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563
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564 To facilitate version control, distribution, and merging of tags,
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565 they are stored as a file named ".hgtags" which is managed
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566 similarly to other project files and can be hand-edited if
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567 necessary.
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568
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569 options:
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570 -l, --local make the tag local
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571 -m, --message <text> message for tag commit log entry
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572 -d, --date <datecode> datecode for commit
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573 -u, --user <user> user for commit
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575 Note: Local tags are not version-controlled or distributed and are
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576 stored in the .hg/localtags file. If there exists a local tag and
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577 a public tag with the same name, local tag is used.
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578
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579 tags::
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580 List the repository tags.
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581
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582 This lists both regular and local tags.
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583
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584 tip::
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585 Show the tip revision.
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586
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587 unbundle <file>::
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588 (EXPERIMENTAL)
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589
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590 Apply a compressed changegroup file generated by the bundle
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591 command.
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592
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593 undo::
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594 Undo the last commit or pull transaction.
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595
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596 Roll back the last pull or commit transaction on the
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597 repository, restoring the project to its earlier state.
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598
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599 This command should be used with care. There is only one level of
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600 undo and there is no redo.
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601
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602 This command is not intended for use on public repositories. Once
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603 a change is visible for pull by other users, undoing it locally is
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604 ineffective.
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605
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606 update [-m -C] [revision]::
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607 Update the working directory to the specified revision.
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608
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609 By default, update will refuse to run if doing so would require
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610 merging or discarding local changes.
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611
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612 With the -m option, a merge will be performed.
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613
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614 With the -C option, local changes will be lost.
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615
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616 options:
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617 -m, --merge allow merging of branches
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618 -C, --clean overwrite locally modified files
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619
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620 aliases: up checkout co
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621
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622 verify::
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623 Verify the integrity of the current repository.
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624
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625 This will perform an extensive check of the repository's
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626 integrity, validating the hashes and checksums of each entry in
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627 the changelog, manifest, and tracked files, as well as the
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628 integrity of their crosslinks and indices.
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629
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630 FILE NAME PATTERNS
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631 ------------------
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632
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633 Mercurial accepts several notations for identifying one or more
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634 file at a time.
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635
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636 By default, Mercurial treats file names as shell-style extended
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637 glob patterns.
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638
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639 Alternate pattern notations must be specified explicitly.
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640
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641 To use a plain path name without any pattern matching, start a
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642 name with "path:". These path names must match completely, from
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643 the root of the current repository.
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644
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645 To use an extended glob, start a name with "glob:". Globs are
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646 rooted at the current directory; a glob such as "*.c" will match
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647 files ending in ".c" in the current directory only.
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648
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649 The supported glob syntax extensions are "**" to match any string
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650 across path separators, and "{a,b}" to mean "a or b".
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651
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652 To use a Perl/Python regular expression, start a name with "re:".
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653 Regexp pattern matching is anchored at the root of the repository.
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654
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655 Plain examples:
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656
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657 path:foo/bar a name bar in a directory named foo in the root of
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658 the repository
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659 path:path:name a file or directory named "path:name"
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660
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661 Glob examples:
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662
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663 glob:*.c any name ending in ".c" in the current directory
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664 *.c any name ending in ".c" in the current directory
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665 **.c any name ending in ".c" in the current directory, or
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666 any subdirectory
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667 foo/*.c any name ending in ".c" in the directory foo
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668 foo/**.c any name ending in ".c" in the directory foo, or any
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669 subdirectory
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670
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671 Regexp examples:
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672
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673 re:.*\.c$ any name ending in ".c", anywhere in the repository
724
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674
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675
580
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676 SPECIFYING SINGLE REVISIONS
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677 ---------------------------
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678
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679 Mercurial accepts several notations for identifying individual
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680 revisions.
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681
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682 A plain integer is treated as a revision number. Negative
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683 integers are treated as offsets from the tip, with -1 denoting the
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684 tip.
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685
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686 A 40-digit hexadecimal string is treated as a unique revision
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687 identifier.
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688
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689 A hexadecimal string less than 40 characters long is treated as a
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690 unique revision identifier, and referred to as a short-form
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691 identifier. A short-form identifier is only valid if it is the
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692 prefix of one full-length identifier.
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693
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694 Any other string is treated as a tag name, which is a symbolic
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695 name associated with a revision identifier. Tag names may not
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696 contain the ":" character.
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697
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698 The reserved name "tip" is a special tag that always identifies
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699 the most recent revision.
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700
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701 SPECIFYING MULTIPLE REVISIONS
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702 -----------------------------
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703
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704 When Mercurial accepts more than one revision, they may be
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705 specified individually, or provided as a continuous range,
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706 separated by the ":" character.
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707
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708 The syntax of range notation is [BEGIN]:[END], where BEGIN and END
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709 are revision identifiers. Both BEGIN and END are optional. If
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710 BEGIN is not specified, it defaults to revision number 0. If END
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711 is not specified, it defaults to the tip. The range ":" thus
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712 means "all revisions".
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713
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714 If BEGIN is greater than END, revisions are treated in reverse
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715 order.
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716
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717 A range acts as a closed interval. This means that a range of 3:5
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718 gives 3, 4 and 5. Similarly, a range of 4:2 gives 4, 3, and 2.
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719
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720 ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
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722
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723 HGEDITOR::
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724 This is the name of the editor to use when committing. Defaults to the
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725 value of EDITOR.
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726
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727 (deprecated, use .hgrc)
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728
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729 HGMERGE::
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730 An executable to use for resolving merge conflicts. The program
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731 will be executed with three arguments: local file, remote file,
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732 ancestor file.
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733
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734 The default program is "hgmerge", which is a shell script provided
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735 by Mercurial with some sensible defaults.
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736
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737 (deprecated, use .hgrc)
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738
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739 HGUSER::
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740 This is the string used for the author of a commit.
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741
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742 (deprecated, use .hgrc)
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743
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744 EMAIL::
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745 If HGUSER is not set, this will be used as the author for a commit.
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746
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747 LOGNAME::
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748 If neither HGUSER nor EMAIL is set, LOGNAME will be used (with
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749 '@hostname' appended) as the author value for a commit.
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750
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751 EDITOR::
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752 This is the name of the editor used in the hgmerge script. It will be
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753 used for commit messages if HGEDITOR isn't set. Defaults to 'vi'.
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754
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755 PYTHONPATH::
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756 This is used by Python to find imported modules and may need to be set
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757 appropriately if Mercurial is not installed system-wide.
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758
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759 FILES
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760 -----
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761 .hgignore::
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762 This file contains regular expressions (one per line) that describe file
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763 names that should be ignored by hg.
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764
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765 .hgtags::
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766 This file contains changeset hash values and text tag names (one of each
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767 separated by spaces) that correspond to tagged versions of the repository
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768 contents.
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769
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770 /etc/mercurial/hgrc, $HOME/.hgrc, .hg/hgrc::
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771 This file contains defaults and configuration. Values in .hg/hgrc
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772 override those in $HOME/.hgrc, and these override settings made in the
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773 global /etc/mercurial/hgrc configuration. See hgrc(5) for details of
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774 the contents and format of these files.
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775
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776 BUGS
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777 ----
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778 Probably lots, please post them to the mailing list (See Resources below)
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779 when you find them.
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780
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781 SEE ALSO
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782 --------
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783 hgrc(5)
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784
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785 AUTHOR
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786 ------
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787 Written by Matt Mackall <mpm@selenic.com>
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788
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789 RESOURCES
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801 Copyright (C) 2005 Matt Mackall.
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802 Free use of this software is granted under the terms of the GNU General
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803 Public License (GPL).