doc/README
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debugsetparent: document one common caveat specifically After calling debugsetparent, it's quite common that status is incorrect. The command's help text already says that it should be used with care, but let's describe this caveat explicitly since it's probably the most common one.
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Mercurial's documentation is kept in reStructuredText format, which is
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a simple plain text format that's easy to read and edit:
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  http://docutils.sourceforge.net/rst.html
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It's also convertible to a variety of other formats including standard
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UNIX man page format and HTML. You'll need to install Docutils:
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  http://docutils.sourceforge.net/
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Use the Makefile in this directory to generate the man and HTML pages.