hg

hg command [options]

Mercurial (hg) is a distributed version control system. It tracks changes in source code and supports branching, merging, and collaboration.Mercurial is similar to Git but with different command syntax and philosophy. It emphasizes simplicity and consistency in its interface.

COMMAND

Mercurial command.

Create repository.

Clone repository.

Show working directory status.

Add files.

Commit changes.

Show history.

Pull from remote.

Push to remote.

Run as if started in the given repository.

Increase amount of output.

Suppress output.

Output version information.

Display help information.

Mercurial reads settings from several hgrc files, in order: the system-wide file (e.g. /etc/mercurial/hgrc), the per-user file (~/.hgrc), and the per-repository file (.hg/hgrc). Later files override earlier ones. Common sections include [ui] for username and editor, [paths] for remote aliases, and [extensions] to enable built-in or third-party extensions.

Less popular than Git. Different workflow. Extension system for features.

Mercurial was created by Matt Mackall in 2005, shortly after Git, as another solution for Linux kernel development.

git(1), svn(1), hg-clone(1), hg-commit(1), hg-init(1)

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