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gah! hg 2.1 changes push and pull so as to return failure codes on success, if there was nothing to push or pull
author Chris Cannam
date Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:08:07 +0000
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Chris@496 1 {Opening and initialising things}
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Chris@499 3 I want to start a new project using version control
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Chris@499 5 You can initialise a repository in an empty folder, in order to start
Chris@499 6 using version control for a new project:
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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@499 20 start to add files and commit changes to your files.
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Chris@498 22 * Note: the equivalent Mercurial command for this is *hg init*