Commands

Commands#

Repository creation:

  • clone: make a copy of an existing repository

  • init: create a new repository in the given directory

Remote repository management:

  • incoming: show new changesets found in source

  • outgoing: show changesets not found in the destination

  • paths: show aliases for remote repositories

  • pull: pull changes from the specified source

  • push: push changes to the specified destination

  • serve: start stand-alone webserver

Change creation:

  • commit: commit the specified files or all outstanding changes

Change manipulation:

  • backout: reverse effect of earlier changeset

  • graft: copy changes from other branches onto the current branch

  • merge: merge another revision into working directory

Change organization:

  • bookmarks: create a new bookmark or list existing bookmarks

  • branch: set or show the current branch name

  • branches: list repository named branches

  • phase: set or show the current phase name

  • tag: add one or more tags for the current or given revision

  • tags: list repository tags

File content management:

  • annotate: show changeset information by line for each file

  • cat: output the current or given revision of files

  • copy: mark files as copied for the next commit

  • diff: diff repository (or selected files)

  • grep: search for a pattern in specified files

Change navigation:

  • bisect: subdivision search of changesets

  • heads: show branch heads

  • identify: identify the working directory or specified revision

  • log: show revision history of entire repository or files

Working directory management:

  • add: add the specified files on the next commit

  • addremove: add all new files, delete all missing files

  • files: list tracked files

  • forget: forget the specified files on the next commit

  • purge: removes files not tracked by Mercurial

  • 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

  • root: print the root (top) of the current working directory

  • shelve: save and set aside changes from the working directory

  • status: show changed files in the working directory

  • summary: summarize working directory state

  • unshelve: restore a shelved change to the working directory

  • update: update working directory (or switch revisions)

Change import/export:

  • archive: create an unversioned archive of a repository revision

  • bundle: create a bundle file

  • export: dump the header and diffs for one or more changesets

  • import: import an ordered set of patches

  • unbundle: apply one or more bundle files

Repository maintenance:

  • admin::verify: verify the integrity of the repository

  • manifest: output the current or given revision of the project manifest

  • recover: roll back an interrupted transaction

  • verify: verify the integrity of the repository

Help:

  • config: show combined config settings from all hgrc files

  • help: show help for a given topic or a help overview

  • version: output version and copyright information