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<h1>Mercurial version 0.8 for Windows</h1>

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<h1>Mercurial version 0.8 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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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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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

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

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site</a>.</p>

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

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

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Mercurial command is called <tt>hg.exe</tt>. To run this

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Mercurial command is called <tt>hg.exe</tt>. To run this

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command, the install directory must be in your search path.</p>

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command, the install directory must be in your search path.</p>

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<h2>Setting your search path temporarily</h2>

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<h2>Setting your search path temporarily</h2>

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<p>To set your search path temporarily, type the following into a

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<p>To set your search path temporarily, type the following into a

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command prompt window:</p>

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command prompt window:</p>

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set PATH=C:\Mercurial;%PATH%

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set PATH=C:\Mercurial;%PATH%

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</pre>

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<h2>Setting your search path permanently</h2>

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<h2>Setting your search path permanently</h2>

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<p>To set your search path permanently, perform the following

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<p>To set your search path permanently, perform the following

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steps. These instructions are for Windows NT, 2000 and XP.</p>

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steps. These instructions are for Windows NT, 2000 and XP.</p>

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<ol>

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<li>Open the Control Panel. Under Windows XP, select the

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<li>Open the Control Panel. Under Windows XP, select the

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"Classic View".</li>

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"Classic View".</li>

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<li>Double-click on the "System" control panel.</li>

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<li>Double-click on the "System" control panel.</li>

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<li>Click on the "Advanced" tab.</li>

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<li>Click on the "Advanced" tab.</li>

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<li>Click on "Environment Variables". You'll find this near the

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<li>Click on "Environment Variables". You'll find this near the

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bottom of the window.</li>

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bottom of the window.</li>

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<li>Under "System variables", you will see "Path". Double-click

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<li>Under "System variables", you will see "Path". Double-click

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it.</li>

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it.</li>

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<li>Edit "Variable value". Each path element is separated by a

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<li>Edit "Variable value". Each path element is separated by a

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semicolon (";") character. Append a semicolon to the end of the

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semicolon (";") character. Append a semicolon to the end of the

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list, followed by the path where you installed Mercurial

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list, followed by the path where you installed Mercurial

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(e.g. <tt>C:\Mercurial</tt>).</li>

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(e.g. <tt>C:\Mercurial</tt>).</li>

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<li>Click on the various "OK" buttons until you've completely

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<li>Click on the various "OK" buttons until you've completely

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exited from the System control panel.</li>

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exited from the System control panel.</li>

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<li>Log out and log back in, or restart your system.</li>

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<li>Log out and log back in, or restart your system.</li>

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<li>The next time you run the Windows command prompt, you will be

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<li>The next time you run the Windows command prompt, you will be

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able to run the <tt>hg</tt> command without any special

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able to run the <tt>hg</tt> command without any special

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help.</li>

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help.</li>

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</ol>

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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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hg

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hg

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

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<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/copyleft/gpl.html">GNU General Public

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

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

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

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

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version.</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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more details.</p>

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                 <h1>Mercurial version 0.8 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
+                  href="http://www.selenic.com/mercurial">Mercurial web site</a>.</p>
-            	site</a>.</p>
                 <p>By default, Mercurial installs to <tt>C:\Mercurial</tt>.  The
                   Mercurial command is called <tt>hg.exe</tt>.  To run this
                   command, the install directory must be in your search path.</p>
                 <h2>Setting your search path temporarily</h2>
                 <p>To set your search path temporarily, type the following into a
                   command prompt window:</p>
                 <pre>
             set PATH=C:\Mercurial;%PATH%
             </pre>
                 <h2>Setting your search path permanently</h2>
                 <p>To set your search path permanently, perform the following
                   steps.  These instructions are for Windows NT, 2000 and XP.</p>
                 <ol>
                   <li>Open the Control Panel.  Under Windows XP, select the
             	"Classic View".</li>
                   <li>Double-click on the "System" control panel.</li>
                   <li>Click on the "Advanced" tab.</li>
                   <li>Click on "Environment Variables".  You'll find this near the
             	bottom of the window.</li>
                   <li>Under "System variables", you will see "Path".  Double-click
             	it.</li>
                   <li>Edit "Variable value".  Each path element is separated by a
             	semicolon (";") character.  Append a semicolon to the end of the
             	list, followed by the path where you installed Mercurial
             	(e.g. <tt>C:\Mercurial</tt>).</li>
                   <li>Click on the various "OK" buttons until you've completely
             	exited from the System control panel.</li>
                   <li>Log out and log back in, or restart your system.</li>
                   <li>The next time you run the Windows command prompt, you will be
             	able to run the <tt>hg</tt> command without any special
             	help.</li>
                 </ol>
                 <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>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 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
             	License</a> as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
                   version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later
                   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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