view hgscm/templates/frontpage.html @ 92:6aa30181ae14

Fixed quickstart: First init, then cd.

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		<h1>Work easier <br> Work faster</h1>
		<h2>Benefit now from one of the easiest and fastest Source Control Management systems. Mercurial makes working with documents easier.</h2>
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		<a class="download typeface-js" href="javascript:void(0);">
			<strong>Download now</strong>
			Mercurial <em>2.42</em>
			<span>Windows XP | Vista | 7</span>
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		<dl>
			<dt class="typeface-js">Requiurements</dt>
			<dd>Python 2.5 (<a href="http://www.python.org">get python</a>)</dd>
			
			<dt>Another OS?<br><em>Get mercurial for:</em></dt>
			<dd><a href="javascript:void(0);">Mac OS X</a></dd>
			<dd><a href="javascript:void(0);">Linux</a></dd>						
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		<h3>How you can benefit from Mercurial</h3>
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				<h4>It is <a href="about.html">fast and powerful</a></h4>
				<p>Mercurial offers you the power and speed to efficiently handle <a href="./who_uses_mercurial">projects of any size and kind</a>. You can use a multitude of <a href="./workflows">workflows</a> and easily enhance its functionality with <a href="./extensions">extensions</a>.</p>
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			<li class="i-2">
				<h4>It is <a href="./learn_mercurial">easy to learn</a></h4>
				<p>You can follow our simple <a href="guide">guide</a> to learn how to revision your documents with Mercurial, or just use the <a href="./quick_start">quick start</a> to get going instantly. </p>
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				<h4>And it <a href="./testimonies">just works</a></h4>
				<p>Mercurial strives to deliver on each of its promises. Most tasks simply work on the first try and without requiring arcane knowledge. <!--(If one doesn't, that's most likely no feature but a <a href="http://selenic.com/mercurial/bugs/">bug</a>. Please <a href="http://selenic.com/mercurial/bugs/">tell us about it</a>!) 
				commented out because it feels awkward.--></p>
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		<h3>Quick Start</h3>

		<p><em>Clone a project and create a patch</em>
<pre>$ hg clone http://hg-scm.org/hello
$ cd hello
$ (edit files)
$ hg add (new files)
$ hg commit -m 'My changes'
$ hg export &gt; patch.diff

</pre>
</p>

<p><em>Create a project and commit</em>
<pre>$ hg init (project-directory)
$ cd (project-directory)
$ (add some files)
$ hg add
$ hg commit -m 'Initial commit'
</pre>
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	<!--Change into project dir before initiating repo to avoid a possible stumbling point.-->
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