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Version control is a system that keeps track fo changes to a set of file(s)
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and/or directorie(s) over time.
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### Why Use Mercurial
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* Distributed Architecture
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* Fast
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* Platform Independent
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* Extensible
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* Easy to use
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* Open Source
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* Distributed Architecture - Traditionally version control systems such as CVS
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and Subversion are a client server architecture with a central server to
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store the revsion history of a project. Mercurial however is a truly
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distributed architecture, giving each devloper a full local copy of the
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entire development history. It works independently of a central server.
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* Fast - Traditionally version control systems such as CVS and Subversion are a
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client server architecture with a central server to store the revsion history
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of a project. Mercurial however is a truly distributed architecture, giving
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each devloper a full local copy of the entire development history. It works
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independently of a central server.
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#### Distributed Architecture
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* Platform Independent - Mercurial was written to be highly platform
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independent. Much of Mercurial is written in Python, with small performance
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critical parts written in portable C. Binary releases are available for all
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major platforms.
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Traditionally version control systems such as CVS and Subversion are a client server
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architecture with a central server to store the revsion history of a project. Mercurial however
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is a truly distributed architecture, giving each devloper a full local copy of the entire
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development history. It works independently of a central server.
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* Extensible - The functionality of Mercurial can be increased with extensions,
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either by activating the official ones which are shipped with Mercurial or
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downloading some [from the
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wiki](https://www.mercurial-scm.org/wiki/UsingExtensions) or by [writing your
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own](https://www.mercurial-scm.org/wiki/WritingExtensions). Extensions are
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written in Python and can change the workings of the basic commands, add new
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commands and access all the core functions of Mercurial.
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* Easy to use - The Mercurial command set is consistent with what subversion
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users would expect, so they are likely to feel right at home. Most dangerous
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actions are part of extensions that need to be enabled to be used.
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#### Fast
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Mercurial is implemented to be fast. You are able to generate diffs between
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revsions, and switch between tags and branches with little time and effort.
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Mercurial is used by large projects such as OpenJDK
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([hg](http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk7/jdk7)) and NetBeans
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([hg](http://hg.netbeans.org/)).
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#### Platform Independent
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Mercurial was written to be highly platform independent. Much of Mercurial is
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written in Python, with small performance critical parts written in portable
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C. Binary releases are available for all major platforms.
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#### Extensible
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The functionality of Mercurial can be increased with extensions, either by
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activating the official ones which are shipped with Mercurial or downloading
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some [from the wiki](https://www.mercurial-scm.org/wiki/UsingExtensions) or by
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[writing your own](https://www.mercurial-scm.org/wiki/WritingExtensions).
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Extensions are written in Python and can change the workings of the basic
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commands, add new commands and access all the core functions of Mercurial.
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#### Easy to Use
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The Mercurial command set is consistent with what subversion users would
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expect, so they are likely to feel right at home. Most dangerous actions
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are part of extensions that need to be enabled to be used.
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#### Open Source
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Mercurial is free software licensed under the terms of the [GNU General Public
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License Version 2](http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.txt) or any later
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version.
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* Open Source - Mercurial is free software licensed under the terms of the [GNU
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General Public License Version 2](http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.txt) or
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any later version.
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## Terminology
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| Term | Definition |
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| Term | Definition |
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| ------------- | ---------------------------------- |
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| Repository | A repository is a collection of revisions |
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| hgrc | A configuration file which stores the defaults for a repository. |
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| revision | A committed changeset: has a REV number |
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| changeset | Set of changes saved as diffs |
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| diff | Changes between file(s) |
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| tag | A named named revision |
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| parent(s) | Immediate ancestor(s) of a revison |
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| branch | A child of a revision |
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| head | A head is a changeset with no child changesets |
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| merge | The process of merging two HEADS |
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| tip | The latest revision in any branch |
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| patch | All of the diffs between two revisions |
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| bundle | Patch with permissions and rename support |
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| Repository | A repository is a collection of revisions |
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| hgrc | A configuration file which stores the defaults for a repository. |
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| revision | A committed changeset: has a REV number |
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| changeset | Set of changes saved as diffs |
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| diff | Changes between file(s) |
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| tag | A named named revision |
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| parent(s) | Immediate ancestor(s) of a revison |
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| branch | A child of a revision |
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| head | A head is a changeset with no child changesets |
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| merge | The process of merging two HEADS |
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| tip | The latest revision in any branch |
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| patch | All of the diffs between two revisions |
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| bundle | Patch with permissions and rename support |
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## Commands
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@ -133,7 +109,6 @@ $ hg status
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# Get help on the status subcommand
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$ hg help status
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```
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### add
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@ -227,7 +202,8 @@ $ hg commit --amend -m "Correct message"
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### diff
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Show differences between revisions for the specified files using the unified diff format.
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Show differences between revisions for the specified files using the unified
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diff format.
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```bash
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# Show the diff between the current directory and a previous revision
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