Description

Mercurial is a fast, lightweight source control management system designed for efficient handling of very large distributed projects. Features include:

* O(1) delta-compressed file storage and retrieval scheme
* Complete cross-indexing of file and changesets for efficient exploration
of project history
* Robust SHA1-based integrity checking and append-only storage model
* Decentralized development model with arbitrary merging between trees
* High-speed HTTP-based network merge protocol
* Easy-to-use command-line interface
* Integrated stand-alone web interface
* Small Python codebase
* GPL license