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1 HGRC(5)
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5 NAME
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6 ----
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7 hgrc - configuration files for Mercurial
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9 SYNOPSIS
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12 The Mercurial system uses a set of configuration files to control
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13 aspects of its behaviour.
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15 FILES
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16 -----
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18 Mercurial reads configuration data from several files, if they exist.
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19 The names of these files depend on the system on which Mercurial is
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20 installed.
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22 (Unix) <install-root>/etc/mercurial/hgrc.d/*.rc::
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23 (Unix) <install-root>/etc/mercurial/hgrc::
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24 Per-installation configuration files, searched for in the
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25 directory where Mercurial is installed. For example, if installed
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26 in /shared/tools, Mercurial will look in
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27 /shared/tools/etc/mercurial/hgrc. Options in these files apply to
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28 all Mercurial commands executed by any user in any directory.
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30 (Unix) /etc/mercurial/hgrc.d/*.rc::
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32 (Windows) C:\Mercurial\Mercurial.ini::
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34 is running. Options in these files apply to all Mercurial
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36 files override per-installation options.
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38 (Unix) $HOME/.hgrc::
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39 (Windows) C:\Documents and Settings\USERNAME\Mercurial.ini
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40 Per-user configuration file, for the user running Mercurial.
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41 Options in this file apply to all Mercurial commands executed by
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43 per-installation and per-system options.
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45 (Unix, Windows) <repo>/.hg/hgrc::
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46 Per-repository configuration options that only apply in a
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47 particular repository. This file is not version-controlled, and
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48 will not get transferred during a "clone" operation. Options in
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49 this file override options in all other configuration files.
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51 SYNTAX
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54 A configuration file consists of sections, led by a "[section]" header
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55 and followed by "name: value" entries; "name=value" is also accepted.
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57 [spam]
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62 Each line contains one entry. If the lines that follow are indented,
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63 they are treated as continuations of that entry.
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65 Leading whitespace is removed from values. Empty lines are skipped.
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67 The optional values can contain format strings which refer to other
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68 values in the same section, or values in a special DEFAULT section.
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70 Lines beginning with "#" or ";" are ignored and may be used to provide
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71 comments.
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73 SECTIONS
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76 This section describes the different sections that may appear in a
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77 Mercurial "hgrc" file, the purpose of each section, its possible
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78 keys, and their possible values.
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80 decode/encode::
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81 Filters for transforming files on checkout/checkin. This would
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82 typically be used for newline processing or other
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83 localization/canonicalization of files.
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85 Filters consist of a filter pattern followed by a filter command.
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86 Filter patterns are globs by default, rooted at the repository
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87 root. For example, to match any file ending in ".txt" in the root
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88 directory only, use the pattern "*.txt". To match any file ending
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89 in ".c" anywhere in the repository, use the pattern "**.c".
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91 The filter command can start with a specifier, either "pipe:" or
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92 "tempfile:". If no specifier is given, "pipe:" is used by default.
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94 A "pipe:" command must accept data on stdin and return the
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95 transformed data on stdout.
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97 Pipe example:
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99 [encode]
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100 # uncompress gzip files on checkin to improve delta compression
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101 # note: not necessarily a good idea, just an example
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102 *.gz = pipe: gunzip
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104 [decode]
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105 # recompress gzip files when writing them to the working dir (we
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106 # can safely omit "pipe:", because it's the default)
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107 *.gz = gzip
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109 A "tempfile:" command is a template. The string INFILE is replaced
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110 with the name of a temporary file that contains the data to be
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111 filtered by the command. The string OUTFILE is replaced with the
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112 name of an empty temporary file, where the filtered data must be
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113 written by the command.
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115 NOTE: the tempfile mechanism is recommended for Windows systems,
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116 where the standard shell I/O redirection operators often have
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117 strange effects. In particular, if you are doing line ending
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118 conversion on Windows using the popular dos2unix and unix2dos
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119 programs, you *must* use the tempfile mechanism, as using pipes will
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120 corrupt the contents of your files.
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122 Tempfile example:
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124 [encode]
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125 # convert files to unix line ending conventions on checkin
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126 **.txt = tempfile: dos2unix -n INFILE OUTFILE
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128 [decode]
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129 # convert files to windows line ending conventions when writing
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130 # them to the working dir
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131 **.txt = tempfile: unix2dos -n INFILE OUTFILE
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133 hooks::
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136 the same action by appending a suffix to the action. Overriding a
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137 site-wide hook can be done by changing its value or setting it to
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138 an empty string.
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139
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140 Example .hg/hgrc:
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141
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142 [hooks]
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143 # do not use the site-wide hook
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145 incoming.email = /my/email/hook
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146 incoming.autobuild = /my/build/hook
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148 changegroup;;
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150 the ID of the first new changeset in $NODE.
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151 commit;;
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152 Run after a changeset has been created in the local repository.
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153 Passed the ID of the newly created changeset in environment
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154 variable $NODE.
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155 incoming;;
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156 Run after a changeset has been pulled, pushed, or unbundled into
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157 the local repository. Passed the ID of the newly arrived
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158 changeset in environment variable $NODE.
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159 precommit;;
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160 Run before starting a commit. Exit status 0 allows the commit to
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161 proceed. Non-zero status will cause the commit to fail.
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162
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163 http_proxy::
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164 Used to access web-based Mercurial repositories through a HTTP
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165 proxy.
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166 host;;
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167 Host name and (optional) port of the proxy server, for example
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168 "myproxy:8000".
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169 no;;
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170 Optional. Comma-separated list of host names that should bypass
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171 the proxy.
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172 passwd;;
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173 Optional. Password to authenticate with at the proxy server.
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174 user;;
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175 Optional. User name to authenticate with at the proxy server.
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177 paths::
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178 Assigns symbolic names to repositories. The left side is the
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180 location of the repository.
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181
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182 ui::
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183 User interface controls.
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184 debug;;
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185 Print debugging information. True or False. Default is False.
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186 editor;;
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187 The editor to use during a commit. Default is $EDITOR or "vi".
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188 interactive;;
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189 Allow to prompt the user. True or False. Default is True.
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190 merge;;
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191 The conflict resolution program to use during a manual merge.
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192 Default is "hgmerge".
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193 quiet;;
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194 Reduce the amount of output printed. True or False. Default is False.
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195 remotecmd;;
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196 remote command to use for clone/push/pull operations. Default is 'hg'.
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197 ssh;;
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198 command to use for SSH connections. Default is 'ssh'.
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199 username;;
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200 The committer of a changeset created when running "commit".
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201 Typically a person's name and email address, e.g. "Fred Widget
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202 <fred@example.com>". Default is $EMAIL or username@hostname.
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203 verbose;;
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204 Increase the amount of output printed. True or False. Default is False.
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208 Web interface configuration.
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209 accesslog;;
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210 Where to output the access log. Default is stdout.
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211 address;;
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212 Interface address to bind to. Default is all.
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213 allowbz2;;
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214 Whether to allow .tar.bz2 downloading of repo revisions. Default is false.
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215 allowgz;;
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216 Whether to allow .tar.gz downloading of repo revisions. Default is false.
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217 allowpull;;
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218 Whether to allow pulling from the repository. Default is true.
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219 allowzip;;
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220 Whether to allow .zip downloading of repo revisions. Default is false.
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221 This feature creates temporary files.
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222 description;;
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223 Textual description of the repository's purpose or contents.
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224 Default is "unknown".
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225 errorlog;;
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226 Where to output the error log. Default is stderr.
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227 ipv6;;
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228 Whether to use IPv6. Default is false.
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229 name;;
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230 Repository name to use in the web interface. Default is current
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231 working directory.
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232 maxchanges;;
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233 Maximum number of changes to list on the changelog. Default is 10.
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234 maxfiles;;
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235 Maximum number of files to list per changeset. Default is 10.
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236 port;;
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237 Port to listen on. Default is 8000.
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238 style;;
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239 Which template map style to use.
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240 templates;;
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241 Where to find the HTML templates. Default is install path.
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244 AUTHOR
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245 ------
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246 Bryan O'Sullivan <bos@serpentine.com>.
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247
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248 Mercurial was written by Matt Mackall <mpm@selenic.com>.
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250 SEE ALSO
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251 --------
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252 hg(1)
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253
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254 COPYING
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255 -------
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256 This manual page is copyright 2005 Bryan O'Sullivan.
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257 Mercurial is copyright 2005 Matt Mackall.
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258 Free use of this software is granted under the terms of the GNU General
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259 Public License (GPL).