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create a new repository in the given directory
Examples (TL;DR)
- Initialize a new repository in the current directory:
hg init
- Initialize a new repository in the specified directory:
hg init path/to/directory
Synopsis
hg init [-e CMD] [--remotecmd CMD] [DEST]
Description
Initialize a new repository in the given directory. If the given directory does not exist, it will be created.
If no directory is given, the current directory is used.
It is possible to specify an ssh:// URL as the destination. See hg help urls for more information.
Returns 0 on success.
Options
- -e,--ssh <CMD>
specify ssh command to use
- --remotecmd <CMD>
specify hg command to run on the remote side
- --insecure
do not verify server certificate (ignoring web.cacerts config)