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<h2>I have a folder of source code or documents on my computer and I want to use version control to manage it</h2>

<p>To start using version control for a project folder, you need to
initialise a repository there.  </p>

<p><b>1. Click the Open toolbar button or use File -> Open</b></p>

<p><center><img src="images/openfolder50.png"></center></p>

<p><b>2. Select &ldquo;File folder&rdquo; as the thing you want to open</b></p>

<p><b>3. Browse to your folder</p>

<p></b>4. Click OK*</p>

<p>A new repository will be created, stowed into the working folder you
selected.  It will have an empty history, until you add and commit
some files.
<ul><li>Note: the equivalent Mercurial command for this is <b>hg init</b></li></ul>
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