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+HGIGNORE(5)
+===========
+Vadim Gelfer <[e-mail]>
+
+NAME
+----
+hgignore - syntax for Mercurial ignore files
+
+SYNOPSIS
+--------
+
+The Mercurial system uses a file called .hgignore in the root
+directory of a repository to control its behavior when it finds files
+that it is not currently managing.
+
+DESCRIPTION
+-----------
+
+Mercurial ignores every unmanaged file that matches any pattern in an
+ignore file.  The patterns in an ignore file do not apply to files
+managed by Mercurial.  To control Mercurial's handling of files that
+it manages, see the hg(1) man page.  Look for the "-I" and "-X"
+options.
+
+In addition, a Mercurial configuration file can point to a set of
+per-user or global ignore files.  See the hgrc(5) man page for details
+of how to configure these files.  Look for the "ignore" entry in the
+"ui" section.
+
+SYNTAX
+------
+
+An ignore file is a plain text file consisting of a list of patterns,
+with one pattern per line.  Empty lines are skipped.  The "#"
+character is treated as a comment character, and the "\" character is
+treated as an escape character.
+
+Mercurial supports several pattern syntaxes.  The default syntax used
+is Python/Perl-style regular expressions.
+
+To change the syntax used, use a line of the following form:
+
+syntax: NAME
+
+where NAME is one of the following:
+
+regexp::
+  Regular expression, Python/Perl syntax.
+glob::
+  Shell-style glob.
+
+The chosen syntax stays in effect when parsing all patterns that
+follow, until another syntax is selected.
+
+Neither glob nor regexp patterns are rooted.  A glob-syntax pattern of
+the form "*.c" will match a file ending in ".c" in any directory, and
+a regexp pattern of the form "\.c$" will do the same.  To root a
+regexp pattern, start it with "^".
+
+EXAMPLE
+-------
+
+Here is an example ignore file.
+
+  # use glob syntax.
+  syntax: glob
+
+  *.elc
+  *.pyc
+  *~
+  .*.swp
+
+  # switch to regexp syntax.
+  syntax: regexp
+  ^\.pc/
+
+AUTHOR
+------
+Vadim Gelfer <[e-mail]>
+
+Mercurial was written by Matt Mackall <[e-mail]>.
+
+SEE ALSO
+--------
+hg(1), hgrc(5)
+
+COPYING
+-------
+This manual page is copyright 2006 Vadim Gelfer.
+Mercurial is copyright 2005, 2006 Matt Mackall.
+Free use of this software is granted under the terms of the GNU General
+Public License (GPL).

doc/hg.1.txt

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 HG(1)
 =====
 Matt Mackall <[e-mail]>
 
 NAME
 ----
 hg - Mercurial source code management system
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
 'hg' [-v -d -q -y] <command> [command options] [files]
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
 The hg(1) command provides a command line interface to the Mercurial system.
 
 COMMAND ELEMENTS
 ----------------
 
 files ...::
     indicates one or more filename or relative path filenames; see
     "FILE NAME PATTERNS" for information on pattern matching
 
 path::
     indicates a path on the local machine
 
 revision::
     indicates a changeset which can be specified as a changeset revision
     number, a tag, or a unique substring of the changeset hash value
 
 repository path::
     either the pathname of a local repository or the URI of a remote
     repository.  There are two available URI protocols, http:// which is
     fast and the old-http:// protocol which is much slower but does not
     require a special server on the web host.
 
 
 include::hg.1.gendoc.txt[]
 
 FILE NAME PATTERNS
 ------------------
 
     Mercurial accepts several notations for identifying one or more
     files at a time.
 
     By default, Mercurial treats filenames as shell-style extended
     glob patterns.
 
     Alternate pattern notations must be specified explicitly.
 
     To use a plain path name without any pattern matching, start a
     name with "path:".  These path names must match completely, from
     the root of the current repository.
 
     To use an extended glob, start a name with "glob:".  Globs are
     rooted at the current directory; a glob such as "*.c" will match
     files ending in ".c" in the current directory only.
 
     The supported glob syntax extensions are "**" to match any string
     across path separators, and "{a,b}" to mean "a or b".
 
     To use a Perl/Python regular expression, start a name with "re:".
     Regexp pattern matching is anchored at the root of the repository.
 
     Plain examples:
 
     path:foo/bar   a name bar in a directory named foo in the root of
                    the repository
     path:path:name a file or directory named "path:name"
 
     Glob examples:
 
     glob:*.c       any name ending in ".c" in the current directory
     *.c            any name ending in ".c" in the current directory
     **.c           any name ending in ".c" in the current directory, or
                    any subdirectory
     foo/*.c        any name ending in ".c" in the directory foo
     foo/**.c       any name ending in ".c" in the directory foo, or any
                    subdirectory
 
     Regexp examples:
 
     re:.*\.c$      any name ending in ".c", anywhere in the repository
 
 
 SPECIFYING SINGLE REVISIONS
 ---------------------------
 
     Mercurial accepts several notations for identifying individual
     revisions.
 
     A plain integer is treated as a revision number.  Negative
     integers are treated as offsets from the tip, with -1 denoting the
     tip.
 
     A 40-digit hexadecimal string is treated as a unique revision
     identifier.
 
     A hexadecimal string less than 40 characters long is treated as a
     unique revision identifier, and referred to as a short-form
     identifier.  A short-form identifier is only valid if it is the
     prefix of one full-length identifier.
 
     Any other string is treated as a tag name, which is a symbolic
     name associated with a revision identifier.  Tag names may not
     contain the ":" character.
 
     The reserved name "tip" is a special tag that always identifies
     the most recent revision.
 
 SPECIFYING MULTIPLE REVISIONS
 -----------------------------
 
     When Mercurial accepts more than one revision, they may be
     specified individually, or provided as a continuous range,
     separated by the ":" character.
 
     The syntax of range notation is [BEGIN]:[END], where BEGIN and END
     are revision identifiers.  Both BEGIN and END are optional.  If
     BEGIN is not specified, it defaults to revision number 0.  If END
     is not specified, it defaults to the tip.  The range ":" thus
     means "all revisions".
 
     If BEGIN is greater than END, revisions are treated in reverse
     order.
 
     A range acts as a closed interval.  This means that a range of 3:5
     gives 3, 4 and 5.  Similarly, a range of 4:2 gives 4, 3, and 2.
 
 ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
 ---------------------
 
 HGEDITOR::
     This is the name of the editor to use when committing. Defaults to the
     value of EDITOR.
 
     (deprecated, use .hgrc)
 
 HGMERGE::
     An executable to use for resolving merge conflicts. The program
     will be executed with three arguments: local file, remote file,
     ancestor file.
 
     The default program is "hgmerge", which is a shell script provided
     by Mercurial with some sensible defaults.
 
     (deprecated, use .hgrc)
 
 HGRCPATH::
     A list of files or directories to search for hgrc files.  Item
     separator is ":" on Unix, ";" on Windows.  If HGRCPATH is not set,
     platform default search path is used.  If empty, only .hg/hgrc of
     current repository is read.
 
     For each element in path, if a directory, all entries in directory
     ending with ".rc" are added to path.  Else, element itself is
     added to path.
 
 HGUSER::
     This is the string used for the author of a commit.
 
     (deprecated, use .hgrc)
 
 EMAIL::
     If HGUSER is not set, this will be used as the author for a commit.
 
 LOGNAME::
     If neither HGUSER nor EMAIL is set, LOGNAME will be used (with
     '@hostname' appended) as the author value for a commit.
 
 EDITOR::
     This is the name of the editor used in the hgmerge script. It will be
     used for commit messages if HGEDITOR isn't set. Defaults to 'vi'.
 
 PYTHONPATH::
     This is used by Python to find imported modules and may need to be set
     appropriately if Mercurial is not installed system-wide.
 
 FILES
 -----
  .hgignore::
     This file contains regular expressions (one per line) that describe file
-    names that should be ignored by hg.
+    names that should be ignored by hg. For details, see hgignore(5).
 
  .hgtags::
     This file contains changeset hash values and text tag names (one of each
     separated by spaces) that correspond to tagged versions of the repository
     contents.
 
  /etc/mercurial/hgrc, $HOME/.hgrc, .hg/hgrc::
     This file contains defaults and configuration. Values in .hg/hgrc
     override those in $HOME/.hgrc, and these override settings made in the
     global /etc/mercurial/hgrc configuration.  See hgrc(5) for details of
     the contents and format of these files.
 
 BUGS
 ----
 Probably lots, please post them to the mailing list (See Resources below)
 when you find them.
 
 SEE ALSO
 --------
-hgrc(5)
+hgignore(5), hgrc(5)
 
 AUTHOR
 ------
 Written by Matt Mackall <[e-mail]>
 
 RESOURCES
 ---------
 http://selenic.com/mercurial[Main Web Site]
 
 http://selenic.com/hg[Source code repository]
 
 http://selenic.com/mailman/listinfo/mercurial[Mailing list]
 
 COPYING
 -------
 Copyright \(C) 2005 Matt Mackall.
 Free use of this software is granted under the terms of the GNU General
 Public License (GPL).

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 HGRC(5)
 =======
 Bryan O'Sullivan <[e-mail]>
 
 NAME
 ----
 hgrc - configuration files for Mercurial
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
 
 The Mercurial system uses a set of configuration files to control
 aspects of its behaviour.
 
 FILES
 -----
 
 Mercurial reads configuration data from several files, if they exist.
 The names of these files depend on the system on which Mercurial is
 installed.
 
 (Unix)    <install-root>/etc/mercurial/hgrc.d/*.rc::
 (Unix)    <install-root>/etc/mercurial/hgrc::
     Per-installation configuration files, searched for in the
     directory where Mercurial is installed.  For example, if installed
     in /shared/tools, Mercurial will look in
     /shared/tools/etc/mercurial/hgrc.  Options in these files apply to
     all Mercurial commands executed by any user in any directory.
 
 (Unix)    /etc/mercurial/hgrc.d/*.rc::
 (Unix)    /etc/mercurial/hgrc::
 (Windows) C:\Mercurial\Mercurial.ini::
     Per-system configuration files, for the system on which Mercurial
     is running.  Options in these files apply to all Mercurial
     commands executed by any user in any directory.  Options in these
     files override per-installation options.
 
 (Unix)    $HOME/.hgrc::
 (Windows) C:\Documents and Settings\USERNAME\Mercurial.ini
     Per-user configuration file, for the user running Mercurial.
     Options in this file apply to all Mercurial commands executed by
     any user in any directory.  Options in this file override
     per-installation and per-system options.
 
 (Unix, Windows) <repo>/.hg/hgrc::
     Per-repository configuration options that only apply in a
     particular repository.  This file is not version-controlled, and
     will not get transferred during a "clone" operation.  Options in
     this file override options in all other configuration files.
 
 SYNTAX
 ------
 
 A configuration file consists of sections, led by a "[section]" header
 and followed by "name: value" entries; "name=value" is also accepted.
 
     [spam]
     eggs=ham
     green=
        eggs
 
 Each line contains one entry.  If the lines that follow are indented,
 they are treated as continuations of that entry.
 
 Leading whitespace is removed from values.  Empty lines are skipped.
 
 The optional values can contain format strings which refer to other
 values in the same section, or values in a special DEFAULT section.
 
 Lines beginning with "#" or ";" are ignored and may be used to provide
 comments.
 
 SECTIONS
 --------
 
 This section describes the different sections that may appear in a
 Mercurial "hgrc" file, the purpose of each section, its possible
 keys, and their possible values.
 
 decode/encode::
   Filters for transforming files on checkout/checkin. This would
   typically be used for newline processing or other
   localization/canonicalization of files.
 
   Filters consist of a filter pattern followed by a filter command.
   Filter patterns are globs by default, rooted at the repository
   root.  For example, to match any file ending in ".txt" in the root
   directory only, use the pattern "*.txt".  To match any file ending
   in ".c" anywhere in the repository, use the pattern "**.c".
 
   The filter command can start with a specifier, either "pipe:" or
   "tempfile:".  If no specifier is given, "pipe:" is used by default.
 
   A "pipe:" command must accept data on stdin and return the
   transformed data on stdout.
 
   Pipe example:
 
     [encode]
     # uncompress gzip files on checkin to improve delta compression
     # note: not necessarily a good idea, just an example
     *.gz = pipe: gunzip
 
     [decode]
     # recompress gzip files when writing them to the working dir (we
     # can safely omit "pipe:", because it's the default)
     *.gz = gzip
 
   A "tempfile:" command is a template.  The string INFILE is replaced
   with the name of a temporary file that contains the data to be
   filtered by the command.  The string OUTFILE is replaced with the
   name of an empty temporary file, where the filtered data must be
   written by the command.
 
   NOTE: the tempfile mechanism is recommended for Windows systems,
   where the standard shell I/O redirection operators often have
   strange effects.  In particular, if you are doing line ending
   conversion on Windows using the popular dos2unix and unix2dos
   programs, you *must* use the tempfile mechanism, as using pipes will
   corrupt the contents of your files.
 
   Tempfile example:
 
     [encode]
     # convert files to unix line ending conventions on checkin
     **.txt = tempfile: dos2unix -n INFILE OUTFILE
 
     [decode]
     # convert files to windows line ending conventions when writing
     # them to the working dir
     **.txt = tempfile: unix2dos -n INFILE OUTFILE
 
 email::
   Settings for extensions that send email messages.
   from;;
     Optional.  Email address to use in "From" header and SMTP envelope
     of outgoing messages.
 
 hooks::
   Commands or Python functions that get automatically executed by
   various actions such as starting or finishing a commit. Multiple
   hooks can be run for the same action by appending a suffix to the
   action. Overriding a site-wide hook can be done by changing its
   value or setting it to an empty string.
 
   Example .hg/hgrc:
 
     [hooks]
     # do not use the site-wide hook
     incoming =
     incoming.email = /my/email/hook
     incoming.autobuild = /my/build/hook
 
   Most hooks are run with environment variables set that give added
   useful information.  For each hook below, the environment variables
   it is passed are listed with names of the form "$HG_foo".
 
   changegroup;;
     Run after a changegroup has been added via push, pull or
     unbundle. ID of the first new changeset is in $HG_NODE.
   commit;;
     Run after a changeset has been created in the local repository.
     ID of the newly created changeset is in $HG_NODE.  Parent
     changeset IDs are in $HG_PARENT1 and $HG_PARENT2.
   incoming;;
     Run after a changeset has been pulled, pushed, or unbundled into
     the local repository.  The ID of the newly arrived changeset is in
     $HG_NODE.
   outgoing;;
     Run after sending changes from local repository to another.  ID of
     first changeset sent is in $HG_NODE.  Source of operation is in
     $HG_SOURCE; see "preoutgoing" hook for description.
   prechangegroup;;
     Run before a changegroup is added via push, pull or unbundle.
     Exit status 0 allows the changegroup to proceed.  Non-zero status
     will cause the push, pull or unbundle to fail.
   precommit;;
     Run before starting a local commit.  Exit status 0 allows the
     commit to proceed.  Non-zero status will cause the commit to fail.
     Parent changeset IDs are in $HG_PARENT1 and $HG_PARENT2.
   preoutgoing;;
     Run before computing changes to send from the local repository to
     another.  Non-zero status will cause failure.  This lets you
     prevent pull over http or ssh.  Also prevents against local pull,
     push (outbound) or bundle commands, but not effective, since you
     can just copy files instead then.  Source of operation is in
     $HG_SOURCE.  If "serve", operation is happening on behalf of
     remote ssh or http repository.  If "push", "pull" or "bundle",
     operation is happening on behalf of repository on same system.
   pretag;;
     Run before creating a tag.  Exit status 0 allows the tag to be
     created.  Non-zero status will cause the tag to fail.  ID of
     changeset to tag is in $HG_NODE.  Name of tag is in $HG_TAG.  Tag
     is local if $HG_LOCAL=1, in repo if $HG_LOCAL=0.
   pretxnchangegroup;;
     Run after a changegroup has been added via push, pull or unbundle,
     but before the transaction has been committed.  Changegroup is
     visible to hook program.  This lets you validate incoming changes
     before accepting them.  Passed the ID of the first new changeset
     in $HG_NODE.  Exit status 0 allows the transaction to commit.
     Non-zero status will cause the transaction to be rolled back and
     the push, pull or unbundle will fail.
   pretxncommit;;
     Run after a changeset has been created but the transaction not yet
     committed.  Changeset is visible to hook program.  This lets you
     validate commit message and changes.  Exit status 0 allows the
     commit to proceed.  Non-zero status will cause the transaction to
     be rolled back.  ID of changeset is in $HG_NODE.  Parent changeset
     IDs are in $HG_PARENT1 and $HG_PARENT2.
   tag;;
     Run after a tag is created.  ID of tagged changeset is in
     $HG_NODE.  Name of tag is in $HG_TAG.  Tag is local if
     $HG_LOCAL=1, in repo if $HG_LOCAL=0.
 
   In earlier releases, the names of hook environment variables did not
   have a "HG_" prefix.  These unprefixed names are still provided in
   the environment for backwards compatibility, but their use is
   deprecated, and they will be removed in a future release.
 
   The syntax for Python hooks is as follows:
 
     hookname = python:modulename.submodule.callable
 
   Python hooks are run within the Mercurial process.  Each hook is
   called with at least three keyword arguments: a ui object (keyword
   "ui"), a repository object (keyword "repo"), and a "hooktype"
   keyword that tells what kind of hook is used.  Arguments listed as
   environment variables above are passed as keyword arguments, with no
   "HG_" prefix, and names in lower case.
 
   A Python hook must return a "true" value to succeed.  Returning a
   "false" value or raising an exception is treated as failure of the
   hook.
 
 http_proxy::
   Used to access web-based Mercurial repositories through a HTTP
   proxy.
   host;;
     Host name and (optional) port of the proxy server, for example
     "myproxy:8000".
   no;;
     Optional.  Comma-separated list of host names that should bypass
     the proxy.
   passwd;;
     Optional.  Password to authenticate with at the proxy server.
   user;;
     Optional.  User name to authenticate with at the proxy server.
 
 smtp::
   Configuration for extensions that need to send email messages.
   host;;
     Optional.  Host name of mail server.  Default: "mail".
   port;;
     Optional.  Port to connect to on mail server.  Default: 25.
   tls;;
     Optional.  Whether to connect to mail server using TLS.  True or
     False.  Default: False.
   username;;
     Optional.  User name to authenticate to SMTP server with.
     If username is specified, password must also be specified.
     Default: none.
   password;;
     Optional.  Password to authenticate to SMTP server with.
     If username is specified, password must also be specified.
     Default: none.
 
 paths::
   Assigns symbolic names to repositories.  The left side is the
   symbolic name, and the right gives the directory or URL that is the
   location of the repository.
 
 ui::
   User interface controls.
   debug;;
     Print debugging information.  True or False.  Default is False.
   editor;;
     The editor to use during a commit.  Default is $EDITOR or "vi".
   ignore;;
     A file to read per-user ignore patterns from. This file should be in
     the same format as a repository-wide .hgignore file. This option
     supports hook syntax, so if you want to specify multiple ignore
     files, you can do so by setting something like
-    "ignore.other = ~/.hgignore2".
+    "ignore.other = ~/.hgignore2". For details of the ignore file
+    format, see the hgignore(5) man page.
   interactive;;
     Allow to prompt the user.  True or False.  Default is True.
   logtemplate;;
     Template string for commands that print changesets.
   style;;
     Name of style to use for command output.
   merge;;
     The conflict resolution program to use during a manual merge.
     Default is "hgmerge".
   quiet;;
     Reduce the amount of output printed.  True or False.  Default is False.
   remotecmd;;
     remote command to use for clone/push/pull operations. Default is 'hg'.
   ssh;;
     command to use for SSH connections. Default is 'ssh'.
   timeout;;
     The timeout used when a lock is held (in seconds), a negative value
     means no timeout. Default is 600.
   username;;
     The committer of a changeset created when running "commit".
     Typically a person's name and email address, e.g. "Fred Widget
     <[e-mail]>".  Default is $EMAIL or username@hostname, unless
     username is set to an empty string, which enforces specifying the
     username manually.
   verbose;;
     Increase the amount of output printed.  True or False.  Default is False.
 
 
 web::
   Web interface configuration.
   accesslog;;
     Where to output the access log. Default is stdout.
   address;;
     Interface address to bind to. Default is all.
   allowbz2;;
     Whether to allow .tar.bz2 downloading of repo revisions. Default is false.
   allowgz;;
     Whether to allow .tar.gz downloading of repo revisions. Default is false.
   allowpull;;
     Whether to allow pulling from the repository. Default is true.
   allowzip;;
     Whether to allow .zip downloading of repo revisions. Default is false.
     This feature creates temporary files.
   baseurl;;
     Base URL to use when publishing URLs in other locations, so
     third-party tools like email notification hooks can construct URLs.
     Example: "http://hgserver/repos/"
   description;;
     Textual description of the repository's purpose or contents.
     Default is "unknown".
   errorlog;;
     Where to output the error log. Default is stderr.
   ipv6;;
     Whether to use IPv6. Default is false.
   name;;
     Repository name to use in the web interface. Default is current
     working directory.
   maxchanges;;
     Maximum number of changes to list on the changelog. Default is 10.
   maxfiles;;
     Maximum number of files to list per changeset. Default is 10.
   port;;
     Port to listen on. Default is 8000.
   style;;
     Which template map style to use.
   templates;;
     Where to find the HTML templates. Default is install path.
 
 
 AUTHOR
 ------
 Bryan O'Sullivan <[e-mail]>.
 
 Mercurial was written by Matt Mackall <[e-mail]>.
 
 SEE ALSO
 --------
-hg(1)
+hg(1), hgignore(5)
 
 COPYING
 -------
 This manual page is copyright 2005 Bryan O'Sullivan.
-Mercurial is copyright 2005 Matt Mackall.
+Mercurial is copyright 2005, 2006 Matt Mackall.
 Free use of this software is granted under the terms of the GNU General
 Public License (GPL).