Clones a local copy of a remote repository that is under the control of Git. 


Item
Description

Source
 
Enter or select the address of the remote
 repository from which you are cloning a local copy. 
Click the ellipsis button to browse a local folder.
 
Destination
Enter the location on your system where you
want to copy the repository. Click the ellipsis button to browse
for a location or to create a new folder.
 

The following table lists some useful Mercurial commands that 
are now implemented, including a short description of the 
implementation inside RAD Studio. 


Mercurial Command
Equivalent RAD Studio Command

hg clone
 File > Open from Version Control > Mercurial

(download a copy of the repository)
How To: Cloning a Copy of a Mercurial Repository.
 
hg add
Project Manager | right-click a file| Mercurial > 
Commit | select Show unversioned files | select new files.
 
(add a file to the local repository)
How To: Adding a File to Version Control.

hg commit
Project Manager | right-click a file | Mercurial > Commit.

(send changes to the local repository)
How To: Commit Changes to Version Control.
 
hg revert
Project Manager | right-click a file | Mercurial > Revert.
 
(discard changes in working directory)
How To: Reverting changes in a working directory.
 
hg log
Do either of the following:
 

(display commit history)

* Project Manager | right-click a project | Mercurial > Show Log.
* History tab | click the Information tab.
How To:
* Display the Version Control Log
* View History and Versions
* View Version Control Comments
 
 
hg diff
 History tab | click the Differences tab.
 
(compare versions)
How To: Diff (Compare) Versions of a File.

hg annotate
History tab | click Annotate.bmp (Annotate).
 
(blame)
How To: Use the Annotation Feature.
 

Checks out a local copy of a repository that is under the control of Subversion (SVN).


Item
Description

URL of Repository
Enter or select the address of the repository from which you are checking out a local copy. 
For example: svn://svn.code.sf.net/p/radstudiodemos/code/trunk. 
Click the ellipsis button to browse for the repository address.

Destination
Enter the location on your system where you want to copy the repository.
Click the ellipsis button to browse for a location or to create a new folder.

Recursive
Specifies whether the checkout includes all subdirectories or only the root directory.

Include Externals
 
If the project that you are checking out contains external
references (references to other repositories), specifies whether
the checkout is to pull the files from the external repository as well. 

Current Revision / Revision 
Specifies either: 
* That the checkout uses the current revision of the repository
  (when Current Revision is checked) 
* That the checkout uses the specified revision (when you enter a revision ID)