Short help: $ hg Mercurial Distributed SCM basic commands: add add the specified files on the next commit annotate show changeset information by line for each file clone make a copy of an existing repository commit commit the specified files or all outstanding changes diff diff repository (or selected files) export dump the header and diffs for one or more changesets forget forget the specified files on the next commit init create a new repository in the given directory log show revision history of entire repository or files merge merge working directory with another revision pull pull changes from the specified source push push changes to the specified destination remove remove the specified files on the next commit serve start stand-alone webserver status show changed files in the working directory summary summarize working directory state update update working directory (or switch revisions) use "hg help" for the full list of commands or "hg -v" for details $ hg -q add add the specified files on the next commit annotate show changeset information by line for each file clone make a copy of an existing repository commit commit the specified files or all outstanding changes diff diff repository (or selected files) export dump the header and diffs for one or more changesets forget forget the specified files on the next commit init create a new repository in the given directory log show revision history of entire repository or files merge merge working directory with another revision pull pull changes from the specified source push push changes to the specified destination remove remove the specified files on the next commit serve start stand-alone webserver status show changed files in the working directory summary summarize working directory state update update working directory (or switch revisions) $ hg help Mercurial Distributed SCM list of commands: add add the specified files on the next commit addremove add all new files, delete all missing files annotate show changeset information by line for each file archive create an unversioned archive of a repository revision backout reverse effect of earlier changeset bisect subdivision search of changesets bookmarks track a line of development with movable markers branch set or show the current branch name branches list repository named branches bundle create a changegroup file cat output the current or given revision of files clone make a copy of an existing repository commit commit the specified files or all outstanding changes copy mark files as copied for the next commit diff diff repository (or selected files) export dump the header and diffs for one or more changesets forget forget the specified files on the next commit grep search for a pattern in specified files and revisions heads show current repository heads or show branch heads help show help for a given topic or a help overview identify identify the working copy or specified revision import import an ordered set of patches incoming show new changesets found in source init create a new repository in the given directory locate locate files matching specific patterns log show revision history of entire repository or files manifest output the current or given revision of the project manifest merge merge working directory with another revision outgoing show changesets not found in the destination parents show the parents of the working directory or revision paths show aliases for remote repositories pull pull changes from the specified source push push changes to the specified destination recover roll back an interrupted transaction remove remove the specified files on the next commit rename rename files; equivalent of copy + remove resolve redo merges or set/view the merge status of files revert restore files to their checkout state rollback roll back the last transaction (dangerous) root print the root (top) of the current working directory serve start stand-alone webserver showconfig show combined config settings from all hgrc files status show changed files in the working directory summary summarize working directory state tag add one or more tags for the current or given revision tags list repository tags tip show the tip revision unbundle apply one or more changegroup files update update working directory (or switch revisions) verify verify the integrity of the repository version output version and copyright information additional help topics: config Configuration Files dates Date Formats diffs Diff Formats environment Environment Variables extensions Using additional features filesets Specifying File Sets glossary Glossary hgignore syntax for Mercurial ignore files hgweb Configuring hgweb merge-tools Merge Tools multirevs Specifying Multiple Revisions patterns File Name Patterns revisions Specifying Single Revisions revsets Specifying Revision Sets subrepos Subrepositories templating Template Usage urls URL Paths use "hg -v help" to show builtin aliases and global options $ hg -q help add add the specified files on the next commit addremove add all new files, delete all missing files annotate show changeset information by line for each file archive create an unversioned archive of a repository revision backout reverse effect of earlier changeset bisect subdivision search of changesets bookmarks track a line of development with movable markers branch set or show the current branch name branches list repository named branches bundle create a changegroup file cat output the current or given revision of files clone make a copy of an existing repository commit commit the specified files or all outstanding changes copy mark files as copied for the next commit diff diff repository (or selected files) export dump the header and diffs for one or more changesets forget forget the specified files on the next commit grep search for a pattern in specified files and revisions heads show current repository heads or show branch heads help show help for a given topic or a help overview identify identify the working copy or specified revision import import an ordered set of patches incoming show new changesets found in source init create a new repository in the given directory locate locate files matching specific patterns log show revision history of entire repository or files manifest output the current or given revision of the project manifest merge merge working directory with another revision outgoing show changesets not found in the destination parents show the parents of the working directory or revision paths show aliases for remote repositories pull pull changes from the specified source push push changes to the specified destination recover roll back an interrupted transaction remove remove the specified files on the next commit rename rename files; equivalent of copy + remove resolve redo merges or set/view the merge status of files revert restore files to their checkout state rollback roll back the last transaction (dangerous) root print the root (top) of the current working directory serve start stand-alone webserver showconfig show combined config settings from all hgrc files status show changed files in the working directory summary summarize working directory state tag add one or more tags for the current or given revision tags list repository tags tip show the tip revision unbundle apply one or more changegroup files update update working directory (or switch revisions) verify verify the integrity of the repository version output version and copyright information additional help topics: config Configuration Files dates Date Formats diffs Diff Formats environment Environment Variables extensions Using additional features filesets Specifying File Sets glossary Glossary hgignore syntax for Mercurial ignore files hgweb Configuring hgweb merge-tools Merge Tools multirevs Specifying Multiple Revisions patterns File Name Patterns revisions Specifying Single Revisions revsets Specifying Revision Sets subrepos Subrepositories templating Template Usage urls URL Paths Test short command list with verbose option $ hg -v help shortlist Mercurial Distributed SCM (version *) (glob) (see http://mercurial.selenic.com for more information) Copyright (C) 2005-2011 Matt Mackall and others This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. basic commands: add: add the specified files on the next commit annotate, blame: show changeset information by line for each file clone: make a copy of an existing repository commit, ci: commit the specified files or all outstanding changes diff: diff repository (or selected files) export: dump the header and diffs for one or more changesets forget: forget the specified files on the next commit init: create a new repository in the given directory log, history: show revision history of entire repository or files merge: merge working directory with another revision pull: pull changes from the specified source push: push changes to the specified destination remove, rm: remove the specified files on the next commit serve: start stand-alone webserver status, st: show changed files in the working directory summary, sum: summarize working directory state update, up, checkout, co: update working directory (or switch revisions) global options: -R --repository REPO repository root directory or name of overlay bundle file --cwd DIR change working directory -y --noninteractive do not prompt, automatically pick the first choice for all prompts -q --quiet suppress output -v --verbose enable additional output --config CONFIG [+] set/override config option (use 'section.name=value') --debug enable debugging output --debugger start debugger --encoding ENCODE set the charset encoding (default: ascii) --encodingmode MODE set the charset encoding mode (default: strict) --traceback always print a traceback on exception --time time how long the command takes --profile print command execution profile --version output version information and exit -h --help display help and exit [+] marked option can be specified multiple times use "hg help" for the full list of commands $ hg add -h hg add [OPTION]... [FILE]... add the specified files on the next commit Schedule files to be version controlled and added to the repository. The files will be added to the repository at the next commit. To undo an add before that, see "hg forget". If no names are given, add all files to the repository. Returns 0 if all files are successfully added. use "hg -v help add" to show verbose help options: -I --include PATTERN [+] include names matching the given patterns -X --exclude PATTERN [+] exclude names matching the given patterns -S --subrepos recurse into subrepositories -n --dry-run do not perform actions, just print output [+] marked option can be specified multiple times use "hg -v help add" to show global options Verbose help for add $ hg add -hv hg add [OPTION]... [FILE]... add the specified files on the next commit Schedule files to be version controlled and added to the repository. The files will be added to the repository at the next commit. To undo an add before that, see "hg forget". If no names are given, add all files to the repository. An example showing how new (unknown) files are added automatically by "hg add": $ ls foo.c $ hg status ? foo.c $ hg add adding foo.c $ hg status A foo.c Returns 0 if all files are successfully added. options: -I --include PATTERN [+] include names matching the given patterns -X --exclude PATTERN [+] exclude names matching the given patterns -S --subrepos recurse into subrepositories -n --dry-run do not perform actions, just print output global options: -R --repository REPO repository root directory or name of overlay bundle file --cwd DIR change working directory -y --noninteractive do not prompt, automatically pick the first choice for all prompts -q --quiet suppress output -v --verbose enable additional output --config CONFIG [+] set/override config option (use 'section.name=value') --debug enable debugging output --debugger start debugger --encoding ENCODE set the charset encoding (default: ascii) --encodingmode MODE set the charset encoding mode (default: strict) --traceback always print a traceback on exception --time time how long the command takes --profile print command execution profile --version output version information and exit -h --help display help and exit [+] marked option can be specified multiple times Test help option with version option $ hg add -h --version Mercurial Distributed SCM (version *) (glob) (see http://mercurial.selenic.com for more information) Copyright (C) 2005-2011 Matt Mackall and others This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. hg add [OPTION]... [FILE]... add the specified files on the next commit Schedule files to be version controlled and added to the repository. The files will be added to the repository at the next commit. To undo an add before that, see "hg forget". If no names are given, add all files to the repository. Returns 0 if all files are successfully added. use "hg -v help add" to show verbose help options: -I --include PATTERN [+] include names matching the given patterns -X --exclude PATTERN [+] exclude names matching the given patterns -S --subrepos recurse into subrepositories -n --dry-run do not perform actions, just print output [+] marked option can be specified multiple times use "hg -v help add" to show global options $ hg add --skjdfks hg add: option --skjdfks not recognized hg add [OPTION]... [FILE]... add the specified files on the next commit options: -I --include PATTERN [+] include names matching the given patterns -X --exclude PATTERN [+] exclude names matching the given patterns -S --subrepos recurse into subrepositories -n --dry-run do not perform actions, just print output [+] marked option can be specified multiple times use "hg help add" to show the full help text [255] Test ambiguous command help $ hg help ad list of commands: add add the specified files on the next commit addremove add all new files, delete all missing files use "hg -v help ad" to show builtin aliases and global options Test command without options $ hg help verify hg verify verify the integrity of the repository Verify the integrity of the current repository. This will perform an extensive check of the repository's integrity, validating the hashes and checksums of each entry in the changelog, manifest, and tracked files, as well as the integrity of their crosslinks and indices. Returns 0 on success, 1 if errors are encountered. use "hg -v help verify" to show global options $ hg help diff hg diff [OPTION]... ([-c REV] | [-r REV1 [-r REV2]]) [FILE]... diff repository (or selected files) Show differences between revisions for the specified files. Differences between files are shown using the unified diff format. Note: diff may generate unexpected results for merges, as it will default to comparing against the working directory's first parent changeset if no revisions are specified. When two revision arguments are given, then changes are shown between those revisions. If only one revision is specified then that revision is compared to the working directory, and, when no revisions are specified, the working directory files are compared to its parent. Alternatively you can specify -c/--change with a revision to see the changes in that changeset relative to its first parent. Without the -a/--text option, diff will avoid generating diffs of files it detects as binary. With -a, diff will generate a diff anyway, probably with undesirable results. Use the -g/--git option to generate diffs in the git extended diff format. For more information, read "hg help diffs". Returns 0 on success. options: -r --rev REV [+] revision -c --change REV change made by revision -a --text treat all files as text -g --git use git extended diff format --nodates omit dates from diff headers -p --show-function show which function each change is in --reverse produce a diff that undoes the changes -w --ignore-all-space ignore white space when comparing lines -b --ignore-space-change ignore changes in the amount of white space -B --ignore-blank-lines ignore changes whose lines are all blank -U --unified NUM number of lines of context to show --stat output diffstat-style summary of changes -I --include PATTERN [+] include names matching the given patterns -X --exclude PATTERN [+] exclude names matching the given patterns -S --subrepos recurse into subrepositories [+] marked option can be specified multiple times use "hg -v help diff" to show global options $ hg help status hg status [OPTION]... [FILE]... aliases: st show changed files in the working directory Show status of files in the repository. If names are given, only files that match are shown. Files that are clean or ignored or the source of a copy/move operation, are not listed unless -c/--clean, -i/--ignored, -C/--copies or -A/--all are given. Unless options described with "show only ..." are given, the options -mardu are used. Option -q/--quiet hides untracked (unknown and ignored) files unless explicitly requested with -u/--unknown or -i/--ignored. Note: status may appear to disagree with diff if permissions have changed or a merge has occurred. The standard diff format does not report permission changes and diff only reports changes relative to one merge parent. If one revision is given, it is used as the base revision. If two revisions are given, the differences between them are shown. The --change option can also be used as a shortcut to list the changed files of a revision from its first parent. The codes used to show the status of files are: M = modified A = added R = removed C = clean ! = missing (deleted by non-hg command, but still tracked) ? = not tracked I = ignored = origin of the previous file listed as A (added) Returns 0 on success. options: -A --all show status of all files -m --modified show only modified files -a --added show only added files -r --removed show only removed files -d --deleted show only deleted (but tracked) files -c --clean show only files without changes -u --unknown show only unknown (not tracked) files -i --ignored show only ignored files -n --no-status hide status prefix -C --copies show source of copied files -0 --print0 end filenames with NUL, for use with xargs --rev REV [+] show difference from revision --change REV list the changed files of a revision -I --include PATTERN [+] include names matching the given patterns -X --exclude PATTERN [+] exclude names matching the given patterns -S --subrepos recurse into subrepositories [+] marked option can be specified multiple times use "hg -v help status" to show global options $ hg -q help status hg status [OPTION]... [FILE]... show changed files in the working directory $ hg help foo hg: unknown command 'foo' Mercurial Distributed SCM basic commands: add add the specified files on the next commit annotate show changeset information by line for each file clone make a copy of an existing repository commit commit the specified files or all outstanding changes diff diff repository (or selected files) export dump the header and diffs for one or more changesets forget forget the specified files on the next commit init create a new repository in the given directory log show revision history of entire repository or files merge merge working directory with another revision pull pull changes from the specified source push push changes to the specified destination remove remove the specified files on the next commit serve start stand-alone webserver status show changed files in the working directory summary summarize working directory state update update working directory (or switch revisions) use "hg help" for the full list of commands or "hg -v" for details [255] $ hg skjdfks hg: unknown command 'skjdfks' Mercurial Distributed SCM basic commands: add add the specified files on the next commit annotate show changeset information by line for each file clone make a copy of an existing repository commit commit the specified files or all outstanding changes diff diff repository (or selected files) export dump the header and diffs for one or more changesets forget forget the specified files on the next commit init create a new repository in the given directory log show revision history of entire repository or files merge merge working directory with another revision pull pull changes from the specified source push push changes to the specified destination remove remove the specified files on the next commit serve start stand-alone webserver status show changed files in the working directory summary summarize working directory state update update working directory (or switch revisions) use "hg help" for the full list of commands or "hg -v" for details [255] $ cat > helpext.py < import os > from mercurial import commands > > def nohelp(ui, *args, **kwargs): > pass > > cmdtable = { > "nohelp": (nohelp, [], "hg nohelp"), > } > > commands.norepo += ' nohelp' > EOF $ echo '[extensions]' >> $HGRCPATH $ echo "helpext = `pwd`/helpext.py" >> $HGRCPATH Test command with no help text $ hg help nohelp hg nohelp (no help text available) use "hg -v help nohelp" to show global options Test that default list of commands omits extension commands $ hg help Mercurial Distributed SCM list of commands: add add the specified files on the next commit addremove add all new files, delete all missing files annotate show changeset information by line for each file archive create an unversioned archive of a repository revision backout reverse effect of earlier changeset bisect subdivision search of changesets bookmarks track a line of development with movable markers branch set or show the current branch name branches list repository named branches bundle create a changegroup file cat output the current or given revision of files clone make a copy of an existing repository commit commit the specified files or all outstanding changes copy mark files as copied for the next commit diff diff repository (or selected files) export dump the header and diffs for one or more changesets forget forget the specified files on the next commit grep search for a pattern in specified files and revisions heads show current repository heads or show branch heads help show help for a given topic or a help overview identify identify the working copy or specified revision import import an ordered set of patches incoming show new changesets found in source init create a new repository in the given directory locate locate files matching specific patterns log show revision history of entire repository or files manifest output the current or given revision of the project manifest merge merge working directory with another revision outgoing show changesets not found in the destination parents show the parents of the working directory or revision paths show aliases for remote repositories pull pull changes from the specified source push push changes to the specified destination recover roll back an interrupted transaction remove remove the specified files on the next commit rename rename files; equivalent of copy + remove resolve redo merges or set/view the merge status of files revert restore files to their checkout state rollback roll back the last transaction (dangerous) root print the root (top) of the current working directory serve start stand-alone webserver showconfig show combined config settings from all hgrc files status show changed files in the working directory summary summarize working directory state tag add one or more tags for the current or given revision tags list repository tags tip show the tip revision unbundle apply one or more changegroup files update update working directory (or switch revisions) verify verify the integrity of the repository version output version and copyright information enabled extensions: helpext (no help text available) additional help topics: config Configuration Files dates Date Formats diffs Diff Formats environment Environment Variables extensions Using additional features filesets Specifying File Sets glossary Glossary hgignore syntax for Mercurial ignore files hgweb Configuring hgweb merge-tools Merge Tools multirevs Specifying Multiple Revisions patterns File Name Patterns revisions Specifying Single Revisions revsets Specifying Revision Sets subrepos Subrepositories templating Template Usage urls URL Paths use "hg -v help" to show builtin aliases and global options Test list of commands with command with no help text $ hg help helpext helpext extension - no help text available list of commands: nohelp (no help text available) use "hg -v help helpext" to show builtin aliases and global options Test a help topic $ hg help revs Specifying Single Revisions Mercurial supports several ways to specify individual revisions. A plain integer is treated as a revision number. Negative integers are treated as sequential offsets from the tip, with -1 denoting the tip, -2 denoting the revision prior to the tip, and so forth. A 40-digit hexadecimal string is treated as a unique revision identifier. A hexadecimal string less than 40 characters long is treated as a unique revision identifier and is referred to as a short-form identifier. A short-form identifier is only valid if it is the prefix of exactly one full-length identifier. Any other string is treated as a tag or branch name. A tag name is a symbolic name associated with a revision identifier. A branch name denotes the tipmost revision of that branch. Tag and branch names must not contain the ":" character. The reserved name "tip" is a special tag that always identifies the most recent revision. The reserved name "null" indicates the null revision. This is the revision of an empty repository, and the parent of revision 0. The reserved name "." indicates the working directory parent. If no working directory is checked out, it is equivalent to null. If an uncommitted merge is in progress, "." is the revision of the first parent. Test templating help $ hg help templating | egrep '(desc|diffstat|firstline|nonempty) ' desc String. The text of the changeset description. diffstat String. Statistics of changes with the following format: firstline Any text. Returns the first line of text. nonempty Any text. Returns '(none)' if the string is empty. Test help hooks $ cat > helphook1.py < from mercurial import help > > def rewrite(topic, doc): > return doc + '\nhelphook1\n' > > def extsetup(ui): > help.addtopichook('revsets', rewrite) > EOF $ cat > helphook2.py < from mercurial import help > > def rewrite(topic, doc): > return doc + '\nhelphook2\n' > > def extsetup(ui): > help.addtopichook('revsets', rewrite) > EOF $ echo '[extensions]' >> $HGRCPATH $ echo "helphook1 = `pwd`/helphook1.py" >> $HGRCPATH $ echo "helphook2 = `pwd`/helphook2.py" >> $HGRCPATH $ hg help revsets | grep helphook helphook1 helphook2