README
author Martin Geisler <mg@aragost.com>
Tue, 05 Apr 2011 10:01:39 +0200
changeset 13886 fe48c57390f2
parent 12857 a9f91c844a3b
child 16217 df5ecb813426
permissions -rw-r--r--
help/dates: use DATE as place-holder in help and abort texts The use of "{datetime}" was unfortunate since I as a user never knew if I was expected to do hg log -d '>{2011-04-01}' or hg log -d '>2011-04-01' The word "datetime" is also confusing -- calling it a date it much simpler.

Mercurial
=========

Mercurial is a fast, easy to use, distributed revision control tool
for software developers.

Basic install:

 $ make            # see install targets
 $ make install    # do a system-wide install
 $ hg debuginstall # sanity-check setup
 $ hg              # see help

See http://mercurial.selenic.com/ for detailed installation
instructions, platform-specific notes, and Mercurial user information.