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Add back/forward/home to Help window, and some Help edits
author Chris Cannam
date Mon, 22 Aug 2011 18:46:06 +0100
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Chris@496 1 {Opening and initialising things}
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Chris@498 3 I want to start a completely new project using version control
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Chris@498 5 To start using version control for an initially empty project, just
Chris@498 6 initialise a repository in an empty folder:
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Chris@496 8 *1. Click the Open toolbar button or use File -> Open*
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Chris@498 10 #openfolder50
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Chris@498 12 *2. Select "File folder" as the thing you want to open*
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Chris@498 14 *3. Make a new folder in the file dialog and browse to it*
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Chris@496 16 *4. Click OK*
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Chris@498 18 A new repository will be created, stowed into the empty working folder
Chris@498 19 you selected. At first, it will have an empty history. You can then
Chris@498 20 start to add and commit changes to your files.
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Chris@498 22 * Note: the equivalent Mercurial command for this is *hg init*