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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>

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

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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).

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

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<i>Note: the standard <a href="http://www.mingw.org/">MinGW</a>

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<i>Note: the standard <a href="http://www.mingw.org/">MinGW</a>

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msys startup script uses rxvt which has problems setting up

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msys startup script uses rxvt which has problems setting up

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standard input and output. Running bash directly works

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standard input and output. Running bash directly works

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correctly.</i>

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correctly.</i>

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For documentation, please visit the <a

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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/">Mercurial: The Definitive

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~~with Mercurial~~</a>.

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Guide</a>.

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<p>

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By default, Mercurial installs to <tt>C:\Program

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By default, Mercurial installs to <tt>C:\Program

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Files\Mercurial</tt>. The Mercurial command is called

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Files\Mercurial</tt>. The Mercurial command is called

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<tt>hg.exe</tt>.

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<tt>hg.exe</tt>.

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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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The easiest way to check that Mercurial is installed properly is

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The easiest way to check that Mercurial is installed properly is

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to just type the following at the command prompt:

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to just type the following at the command prompt:

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hg

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hg

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

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

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other Mercurial commands should work fine for you.

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other Mercurial commands should work fine for you.

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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

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

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the <tt>EDITOR</tt> (or <tt>HGEDITOR</tt>) environment variable

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the <tt>EDITOR</tt> (or <tt>HGEDITOR</tt>) environment variable

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to specify your preference or set it in <tt>mercurial.ini</tt>:

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to specify your preference or set it in <tt>mercurial.ini</tt>:

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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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<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

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

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to do a Merge at the file level, neither does it make any

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to do a Merge at the file level, neither does it make any

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attempt to Resolve the conflicts.

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attempt to Resolve the conflicts.

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

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

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<tt>HGMERGE</tt> environment variable, or uses the one defined

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<tt>HGMERGE</tt> environment variable, or uses the one defined

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in the <tt>mercurial.ini</tt> file. (see <a

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in the <tt>mercurial.ini</tt> file. (see <a

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href="http://www.selenic.com/mercurial/wiki/index.cgi/MergeProgram">MergeProgram</a>

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href="http://www.selenic.com/mercurial/wiki/index.cgi/MergeProgram">MergeProgram</a>

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on the Mercurial Wiki for more information)

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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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Before you report any problems, please consult the <a

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Before you report any problems, please consult 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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and see if your question is already in our list of <a

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and 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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If you cannot find an answer to your question, please feel free

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If you cannot find an answer to your question, please feel free

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

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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!

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report, the easier it will be for us to help you!

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

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

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help. Go to <tt>#mercurial</tt> on <tt>irc.freenode.net</tt>.

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help. Go to <tt>#mercurial</tt> on <tt>irc.freenode.net</tt>.

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<h1>Author and copyright information</h1>

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<h1>Author and copyright information</h1>

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

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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 volunteers.

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

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<p>

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The Windows installer was written by <a

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The Windows installer was written by <a

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href="http://www.serpentine.com/blog">Bryan O'Sullivan</a>.

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href="http://www.serpentine.com/blog">Bryan O'Sullivan</a>.

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<p>

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

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

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

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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/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.txt">GNU

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

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

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

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Software Foundation.

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Software Foundation.

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Mercurial is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but

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Mercurial is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but

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

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

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

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

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

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

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details.

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details.

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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 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>
                 </p>
                 <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
+                  href="http://hgbook.red-bean.com/">Mercurial: The Definitive
-                  with Mercurial</a>.
+                  Guide</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>
                 <p>
                   The default editor for commit messages is 'notepad'. You can set
                   the <tt>EDITOR</tt> (or <tt>HGEDITOR</tt>) environment variable
                   to specify your preference or set it in <tt>mercurial.ini</tt>:
                 </p>
                 <pre>
             [ui]
             editor = whatever
             </pre>
                 <h4>Configuring a Merge program</h4>
                 <p>
                   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.
                 </p>
                 <p>
                   By default, Mercurial will use the merge program defined by the
                   <tt>HGMERGE</tt> environment variable, or uses the one defined
                   in the <tt>mercurial.ini</tt> file. (see <a
                   href="http://www.selenic.com/mercurial/wiki/index.cgi/MergeProgram">MergeProgram</a>
                   on the Mercurial Wiki for more information)
                 </p>
                 <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>
                 <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/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.txt">GNU
                   General Public License version 2</a> as published by the Free
                   Software Foundation.
                 </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.
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