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Mercurial is a fast, lightweight Source Control Management system designed for efficient handling of very large distributed projects. Fast * Extremely high-performance delta-compressed storage scheme * Optimized for disk layout and access efficiency * Complete cross-indexing of files and changesets * Bandwidth and CPU efficient HTTP and SSH sync protocols Scalable * Distributed development model supports unlimited numbers of developers * Allows arbitrary merging between developer branches * Doesn't significantly degrade with large numbers of files or changesets * No waiting for locks! Robust * SHA1 integrity checking on repository data * Append-only storage model with transaction journalling * Fast full-repository verification * Convenient backup Easy to use * Most commands are familiar to users of CVS and other systems * Built-in command help * Integrated stand-alone web interface * Works with various GUI tools Easy to adopt * Runs on UNIX, MacOS X, and Windows * Conversion tools available for many popular SCMs * Allows a variety of usage models * Supports user-defined hooks and extensions Free * Source code available under the GPL license * Actively community supported and developed
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Mercurial is a fast, lightweight Source Control Management system
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designed for efficient handling of very large distributed projects.
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Fast
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* Extremely high-performance delta-compressed storage scheme
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* Optimized for disk layout and access efficiency
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* Complete cross-indexing of files and changesets
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* Bandwidth and CPU efficient HTTP and SSH sync protocols
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Scalable
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* Distributed development model supports unlimited numbers
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of developers
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* Allows arbitrary merging between developer branches
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* Doesn't significantly degrade with large numbers of files
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or changesets
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* No waiting for locks!
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Robust
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* SHA1 integrity checking on repository data
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* Append-only storage model with transaction journalling
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* Fast full-repository verification
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* Convenient backup
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Easy to use
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* Most commands are familiar to users of CVS and other systems
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* Built-in command help
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* Integrated stand-alone web interface
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* Works with various GUI tools
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Easy to adopt
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* Runs on UNIX, MacOS X, and Windows
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* Conversion tools available for many popular SCMs
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* Allows a variety of usage models
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* Supports user-defined hooks and extensions
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Free
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* Source code available under the GPL license
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* Actively community supported and developed
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