Mercurial
Mercurial is a free, distributed source control management tool.
Note: Enable the Mercurial plugin to use it.
In addition to the standard version control system functions described in Use common VCS Functions, you can select the following functions in the Tools > Mercurial submenu.
| Menu Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Import | Apply changes from a patch file. |
| Incoming | Monitor the status of a remote repository by listing the changes that will be pulled. |
| Outgoing | Monitor the status of a remote repository by listing the changes that will be pushed. |
| Pull | Pull changes from the remote repository. |
| Push | Push changes to the remote repository. |
Mercurial preferences
To set preferences for Mercurial, select Preferences > Version Control > Mercurial.
| Preference | Description |
|---|---|
| Command | Specifies the path to the command-line client executable. |
| Default username | Specifies the username to use by default when committing changes. |
| Default email | Specifies the email address to use by default when committing changes. |
| Log count | Sets the maximum number of lines the log can have. |
| Timeout | Sets a timeout for version control operations. |
See also Enable and disable plugins, Set up version control systems, Use common VCS functions, and Version Control Systems.