Configure the .hgrc file

The :file:`~/.hgrc` file is a configuration file which control how |hg| interacts between the server and your local setup.

For |hg| usage, you can configure this in your home directory and it will apply to all |repos|. Use the following example configuration, and put your own information into the relevant sections.

For more detailed information, and a full rundown of all configuration options, see the Mercurial .hgrc config documentation.

[ui]
username = username <user@mail.com>
password = password-here

[defaults]
commit = -v

[auth]
rcdev.prefix = code.server.com
rcdev.username = username
rcdev.password = set-pw

[merge-tools]
meld3.executable = /usr/local/bin/meld

[diff]
git = 1
showfunc = 1
unified = 8

[alias]
cherry-pick = graft
pull = pull --rebase
push-all = push
push = push --rev .
amend = commit --amend
record-interactive=crecord

[extensions]
progress =
mq =
purge =
bookmarks =
hgext.churn =
largefiles =
rebase =
crecord = /Users/brian/crecord/crecord

[largefiles]
patterns = re:.*\.(png|bmp|jpg|zip|tar|tar.gz|rar)$
minsize = 10

[progress]
delay = 1.5

[bookmarks]
track.current = True

[color]
status.modified = green
status.removed = red bold
status.added = cyan bold
status.unknown = white bold
custom.rev = yellow
custom.author = bold
custom.book = green
custom.branch = red bold underline
custom.date = underline
changeset.draft = yellow
changeset.public = green

[pager]
pager = LESS='FSRX' less

Configure the .hgignore file

The :file:`{~path}/{to}/{repo}/.hgignore` file is a configuration file that instructs |hg| to ignore certain files and not commit them to the |repo|. Files such as build files, or editor tracking files are usually not committed to a |repo|.

Create the .hgignore file in your |repo|, and configure it using the following example to ignore the files you do not wish to be added to version control. For more information, see the hgignore documentation

syntax: glob
result
www
*_build/*
*result/*
*.pyc
*.pyo
*.idea
.DS_Store

Using basic |hg| commands

The following commands will get you through the basics of using |hg| on the command line. For a full run through of all |hg| commands and options, see the Mercurial Command Line Reference Guide

• hg init - Create a |hg| |repo|.
• hg clone URI - Clone a |repo| to your local machine.
• hg status - Display the status of a |repo|.
• hg commit -m “xx” - Commit changes with an 'xx' commit message.
• hg pull - Pull changes on server into the local |repo|.
• hg push - Push your local changes to the server.
• hg outgoing - Display commits in your next push.
• hg incoming - Display commits being pulled locally on the next pull.
• hg heads - Display |repo| versions, when multiple heads get created you need to merge them.
• hg update -r REV - Revert to specified revision.
• hg update -C - Disregards any uncommited changes.
• hg merge -r tip - Merge changes with tip.
• hg log - Show the |repo| history.
• hg rollback - Rollback certain revisions.
• hg diff - Show file diffs on your terminal.