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Make it possible to set an empty remote URL, fixing #357
author Chris Cannam
date Wed, 29 Feb 2012 10:38:28 +0000
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Chris@499 4 <h2>I want to start a new project using version control</h2>
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Chris@499 6 <p>You can initialise a repository in an empty folder, in order to start
Chris@499 7 using version control for a new project:</p>
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Chris@496 9 <p><b>1. Click the Open toolbar button or use File -> Open</b></p>
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Chris@498 11 <p><center><img src="images/openfolder50.png"></center></p>
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Chris@498 13 <p><b>2. Select &ldquo;File folder&rdquo; as the thing you want to open</b></p>
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Chris@498 15 <p><b>3. Make a new folder in the file dialog and browse to it</b></p>
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Chris@496 17 <p><b>4. Click OK</b></p>
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Chris@498 19 <p>A new repository will be created, stowed into the empty working folder
Chris@498 20 you selected. At first, it will have an empty history. You can then
Chris@499 21 start to add files and commit changes to your files.
Chris@498 22 <ul><li>Note: the equivalent Mercurial command for this is <b>hg init</b></li></ul>