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py3: convert to/from bytes/unicode for json.(dump|load)s in debugcallconduit Differential Revision: https://phab.mercurial-scm.org/D6113
author Ian Moody <moz-ian@perix.co.uk>
date Sat, 09 Mar 2019 02:18:49 +0000
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1 cHg
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2 ===
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4 A fast client for Mercurial command server running on Unix.
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6 Install:
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8 $ make
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9 $ make install
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11 Usage:
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13 $ chg help # show help of Mercurial
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14 $ alias hg=chg # replace hg command
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15 $ chg --kill-chg-daemon # terminate background server
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17 Environment variables:
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19 Although cHg tries to update environment variables, some of them cannot be
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20 changed after spawning the server. The following variables are specially
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21 handled:
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23 * configuration files are reloaded automatically by default.
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24 * CHGHG or HG specifies the path to the hg executable spawned as the
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25 background command server.
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27 The following variables are available for testing:
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29 * CHGDEBUG enables debug messages.
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30 * CHGSOCKNAME specifies the socket path of the background cmdserver.
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31 * CHGTIMEOUT specifies how many seconds chg will wait before giving up
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32 connecting to a cmdserver. If it is 0, chg will wait forever. Default: 60