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<h1>Mercurial for Windows</h1>

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<h1>Mercurial for Windows</h1>

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<p>Welcome to Mercurial for Windows!</p>

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<p>Welcome to Mercurial for Windows!</p>

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<p>Mercurial is a command-line application. You must run it from

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<p>Mercurial is a command-line application. You must run it from

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the Windows command prompt (or if you're hard core, a <a

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the Windows command prompt (or if you're hard core, a <a

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href="http://www.mingw.org/">MinGW</a> shell).</p>

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href="http://www.mingw.org/">MinGW</a> shell).</p>

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<p><div class="indented"><i>Note: the standard <a

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<p><div class="indented"><i>Note: the standard <a

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href="http://www.mingw.org/">MinGW</a> msys startup script uses

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href="http://www.mingw.org/">MinGW</a> msys startup script uses

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rxvt which has problems setting up standard input and output.

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rxvt which has problems setting up standard input and output.

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Running bash directly works correctly.</i></div>

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Running bash directly works correctly.</i></div>

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<p>For documentation, please visit the <a

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<p>For documentation, please visit the <a

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href="http://www.selenic.com/mercurial">Mercurial web site</a>.

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href="http://www.selenic.com/mercurial">Mercurial web site</a>.

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You can also download a free book, <a

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You can also download a free book, <a

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href="http://hgbook.red-bean.com/">Distributed revision control

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href="http://hgbook.red-bean.com/">Distributed revision control

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with Mercurial</a>.</p>

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with Mercurial</a>.</p>

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<p>By default, Mercurial installs to <tt>C:\Program Files\Mercurial</tt>. The

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<p>By default, Mercurial installs to <tt>C:\Program Files\Mercurial</tt>. The

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Mercurial command is called <tt>hg.exe</tt>.</p>

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Mercurial command is called <tt>hg.exe</tt>.</p>

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<h1>Testing Mercurial after you've installed it</h1>

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<h1>Testing Mercurial after you've installed it</h1>

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<p>The easiest way to check that Mercurial is installed properly is to

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<p>The easiest way to check that Mercurial is installed properly is to

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just type the following at the command prompt:</p>

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just type the following at the command prompt:</p>

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<pre>

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<pre>

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hg

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hg

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</pre>

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</pre>

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<p>This command should print a useful help message. If it does,

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<p>This command should print a useful help message. If it does,

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other Mercurial commands should work fine for you.</p>

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other Mercurial commands should work fine for you.</p>

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<h1>Configuration notes</h1>

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<h1>Configuration notes</h1>

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<h4>Default editor</h4>

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<h4>Default editor</h4>

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The default editor for commit messages is 'notepad'. You can set the EDITOR

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The default editor for commit messages is 'notepad'. You can set the EDITOR

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(or HGEDITOR) environment variable to specify your preference or set it in

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(or HGEDITOR) environment variable to specify your preference or set it in

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mercurial.ini:

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mercurial.ini:

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<pre>

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<pre>

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[ui]

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[ui]

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editor = whatever

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editor = whatever

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</pre>

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</pre>

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<h4>Configuring a Merge program</h4>

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<h4>Configuring a Merge program</h4>

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It should be emphasized that Mercurial by itself doesn't attempt to do a

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It should be emphasized that Mercurial by itself doesn't attempt to do a

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Merge at the file level, neither does it make any attempt to Resolve the conflicts.

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Merge at the file level, neither does it make any attempt to Resolve the conflicts.

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By default, Mercurial will use the merge program defined by the HGMERGE environment

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By default, Mercurial will use the merge program defined by the HGMERGE environment

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variable, or uses the one defined in the mercurial.ini file. (see <a href="http://www.selenic.com/mercurial/wiki/index.cgi/MergeProgram">MergeProgram</a> on the Mercurial Wiki for more information)

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variable, or uses the one defined in the mercurial.ini file. (see <a href="http://www.selenic.com/mercurial/wiki/index.cgi/MergeProgram">MergeProgram</a> on the Mercurial Wiki for more information)

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<h1>Reporting problems</h1>

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<h1>Reporting problems</h1>

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<p>Before you report any problems, please consult the <a

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<p>Before you report any problems, please consult the <a

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href="http://www.selenic.com/mercurial">Mercurial web site</a> and

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href="http://www.selenic.com/mercurial">Mercurial web site</a> and

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see if your question is already in our list of <a

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see if your question is already in our list of <a

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href="http://www.selenic.com/mercurial/wiki/index.cgi/FAQ">Frequently

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href="http://www.selenic.com/mercurial/wiki/index.cgi/FAQ">Frequently

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Answered Questions</a> (the "FAQ").

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Answered Questions</a> (the "FAQ").

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<p>If you cannot find an answer to your question, please feel

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<p>If you cannot find an answer to your question, please feel

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free to send mail to the Mercurial mailing list, at <a

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free to send mail to the Mercurial mailing list, at <a

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href="mailto:mercurial@selenic.com">mercurial@selenic.com</a>.

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href="mailto:mercurial@selenic.com">mercurial@selenic.com</a>.

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<b>Remember</b>, the more useful information you include in your

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<b>Remember</b>, the more useful information you include in your

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report, the easier it will be for us to help you!</p>

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report, the easier it will be for us to help you!</p>

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<p>If you are IRC-savvy, that's usually the fastest way to get

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<p>If you are IRC-savvy, that's usually the fastest way to get

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help. Go to <tt>#mercurial</tt> on

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help. Go to <tt>#mercurial</tt> on

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<tt>irc.freenode.net</tt>.</p>

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<tt>irc.freenode.net</tt>.</p>

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<h1>Author and copyright information</h1>

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<h1>Author and copyright information</h1>

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<p>Mercurial was written by <a href="http://www.selenic.com">Matt

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<p>Mercurial was written by <a href="http://www.selenic.com">Matt

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Mackall</a>, and is maintained by Matt and a team of

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Mackall</a>, and is maintained by Matt and a team of

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volunteers.</p>

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volunteers.</p>

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<p>The Windows installer was written by <a

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<p>The Windows installer was written by <a

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href="http://www.serpentine.com/blog">Bryan

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href="http://www.serpentine.com/blog">Bryan

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O'Sullivan</a>.</p>

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O'Sullivan</a>.</p>

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See the <tt>Contributors.txt</tt> file for a list of contributors.</p>

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See the <tt>Contributors.txt</tt> file for a list of contributors.</p>

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<p>Mercurial is free software; you can redistribute it and/or

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<p>Mercurial is free software; you can redistribute it and/or

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modify it under the terms of the <a

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modify it under the terms of the <a

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href="http://www.gnu.org/~~copyleft/gpl.html~~">GNU ~~General Public~~

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href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.txt">GNU

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License</a> as published by the Free Software Foundation; either

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General Public License version 2</a> as published by the Free

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version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later

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Software Foundation.</p>

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version.</p>

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<p>Mercurial is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,

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<p>Mercurial is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,

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but <b>without any warranty</b>; without even the implied

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but <b>without any warranty</b>; without even the implied

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warranty of <b>merchantability</b> or <b>fitness for a

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warranty of <b>merchantability</b> or <b>fitness for a

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particular purpose</b>. See the GNU General Public License for

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particular purpose</b>. See the GNU General Public License for

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more details.</p>

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                 <h1>Mercurial for Windows</h1>
                 <p>Welcome to Mercurial for Windows!</p>
                 <p>Mercurial is a command-line application.  You must run it from
                   the Windows command prompt (or if you're hard core, a <a
                   href="http://www.mingw.org/">MinGW</a> shell).</p>
                 <p><div class="indented"><i>Note: the standard <a
                   href="http://www.mingw.org/">MinGW</a> msys startup script uses
                   rxvt which has problems setting up standard input and output.
                   Running bash directly works correctly.</i></div>
                 <p>For documentation, please visit the <a
                   href="http://www.selenic.com/mercurial">Mercurial web site</a>.
                   You can also download a free book, <a
                   href="http://hgbook.red-bean.com/">Distributed revision control
                   with Mercurial</a>.</p>
                 <p>By default, Mercurial installs to <tt>C:\Program Files\Mercurial</tt>.  The
                   Mercurial command is called <tt>hg.exe</tt>.</p>
                 <h1>Testing Mercurial after you've installed it</h1>
                 <p>The easiest way to check that Mercurial is installed properly is to
                   just type the following at the command prompt:</p>
                 <pre>
             hg
             </pre>
                 <p>This command should print a useful help message.  If it does,
                   other Mercurial commands should work fine for you.</p>
                 <h1>Configuration notes</h1>
             	<h4>Default editor</h4>
             	The default editor for commit messages is 'notepad'. You can set the EDITOR
                 (or HGEDITOR) environment variable to specify your preference or set it in
                 mercurial.ini:
                 <pre>
             [ui]
             editor = whatever
             </pre>
             	<h4>Configuring a Merge program</h4>
             	It should be emphasized that Mercurial by itself doesn't attempt to do a
             	Merge at the file level, neither does it make any attempt to Resolve the conflicts.
                 By default, Mercurial will use the merge program defined by the HGMERGE environment
                 variable, or uses the one defined in the mercurial.ini file. (see <a href="http://www.selenic.com/mercurial/wiki/index.cgi/MergeProgram">MergeProgram</a> on the Mercurial Wiki for more information)
                 <h1>Reporting problems</h1>
                 <p>Before you report any problems, please consult the <a
             	href="http://www.selenic.com/mercurial">Mercurial web site</a> and
                   see if your question is already in our list of <a
             	href="http://www.selenic.com/mercurial/wiki/index.cgi/FAQ">Frequently
             	Answered Questions</a> (the "FAQ").
                 <p>If you cannot find an answer to your question, please feel
                   free to send mail to the Mercurial mailing list, at <a
             	href="mailto:mercurial@selenic.com">mercurial@selenic.com</a>.
                   <b>Remember</b>, the more useful information you include in your
                   report, the easier it will be for us to help you!</p>
                 <p>If you are IRC-savvy, that's usually the fastest way to get
                   help.  Go to <tt>#mercurial</tt> on
                   <tt>irc.freenode.net</tt>.</p>
                 <h1>Author and copyright information</h1>
                 <p>Mercurial was written by <a href="http://www.selenic.com">Matt
             	Mackall</a>, and is maintained by Matt and a team of
             	volunteers.</p>
                 <p>The Windows installer was written by <a
             	href="http://www.serpentine.com/blog">Bryan
             	O'Sullivan</a>.</p>
                 <p>Mercurial is Copyright 2005-2009 Matt Mackall and others.
             	See the <tt>Contributors.txt</tt> file for a list of contributors.</p>
                 <p>Mercurial is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
                   modify it under the terms of the <a
-            	href="http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html">GNU General Public
+                   href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.txt">GNU
-            	License</a> as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+                  General Public License version 2</a> as published by the Free
-                  version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later
+                  Software Foundation.</p>
-                  version.</p>
                 <p>Mercurial is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
                   but <b>without any warranty</b>; without even the implied
                   warranty of <b>merchantability</b> or <b>fitness for a
                   particular purpose</b>.  See the GNU General Public License for
                   more details.</p>
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