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Chris@495: <h2>I have a folder of source code or documents on my computer and I want to use version control to manage it</h2>
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Chris@495: <p>To start using version control for a project folder, you need to
Chris@495: initialise a repository there.  </p>
Chris@495: 
Chris@495: <p><b>1. Click the Open toolbar button or use File -> Open</b></p>
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Chris@495: <p><center><img src="images/openfolder50.png"></center></p>
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Chris@495: <p><b>2. Select &ldquo;File folder&rdquo; as the thing you want to open</b></p>
Chris@495: 
Chris@495: <p><b>3. Browse to your folder</p>
Chris@495: 
Chris@495: <p></b>4. Click OK*</p>
Chris@495: 
Chris@495: <p>A new repository will be created, stowed into the working folder you
Chris@495: selected.  It will have an empty history, until you add and commit
Chris@495: some files.
Chris@495: <ul><li>Note: the equivalent Mercurial command for this is <b>hg init</b></li></ul>
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