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

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To start using version control for a project folder, you need to Chris@496: initialise a repository there. EasyMercurial does this for you when Chris@496: you open the folder.

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1. Click the Open toolbar button or use File -> Open

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2. Select “File folder” as the thing you want to open

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3. Browse to your folder

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4. Click OK

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A new repository will be created, stowed into the working folder you Chris@496: selected. At first, it will have an empty history. You can then Chris@496: start to add and commit changes to your files.

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Note: the equivalent Mercurial command for this is hg init

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