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1 # help.py - help data for mercurial
2 #
3 # Copyright 2006 Matt Mackall <mpm@selenic.com>
4 #
5 # This software may be used and distributed according to the terms of the
6 # GNU General Public License version 2, incorporated herein by reference.
7
8 from i18n import _
9 import extensions, util
10
11
12 def moduledoc(file):
13 '''return the top-level python documentation for the given file
14
15 Loosely inspired by pydoc.source_synopsis(), but rewritten to handle \'''
16 as well as """ and to return the whole text instead of just the synopsis'''
17 result = []
18
19 line = file.readline()
20 while line[:1] == '#' or not line.strip():
21 line = file.readline()
22 if not line: break
23
24 start = line[:3]
25 if start == '"""' or start == "'''":
26 line = line[3:]
27 while line:
28 if line.rstrip().endswith(start):
29 line = line.split(start)[0]
30 if line:
31 result.append(line)
32 break
33 elif not line:
34 return None # unmatched delimiter
35 result.append(line)
36 line = file.readline()
37 else:
38 return None
39
40 return ''.join(result)
41
42 def listexts(header, exts, maxlength):
43 '''return a text listing of the given extensions'''
44 if not exts:
45 return ''
46 result = '\n%s\n\n' % header
47 for name, desc in sorted(exts.iteritems()):
48 desc = util.wrap(desc, maxlength + 4)
49 result += ' %s %s\n' % (name.ljust(maxlength), desc)
50 return result
51
52 def extshelp():
53 doc = _(r'''
54 Mercurial has the ability to add new features through the use of
55 extensions. Extensions may add new commands, add options to
56 existing commands, change the default behavior of commands, or
57 implement hooks.
58
59 Extensions are not loaded by default for a variety of reasons:
60 they can increase startup overhead; they may be meant for
61 advanced usage only; they may provide potentially dangerous
62 abilities (such as letting you destroy or modify history); they
63 might not be ready for prime time; or they may alter some
64 usual behaviors of stock Mercurial. It is thus up to the user to
65 activate extensions as needed.
66
67 To enable the "foo" extension, either shipped with Mercurial
68 or in the Python search path, create an entry for it in your
69 hgrc, like this:
70
71 [extensions]
72 foo =
73
74 You may also specify the full path to an extension:
75
76 [extensions]
77 myfeature = ~/.hgext/myfeature.py
78
79 To explicitly disable an extension enabled in an hgrc of broader
80 scope, prepend its path with !:
81
82 [extensions]
83 # disabling extension bar residing in /path/to/extension/bar.py
84 hgext.bar = !/path/to/extension/bar.py
85 # ditto, but no path was supplied for extension baz
86 hgext.baz = !
87 ''')
88
89 exts, maxlength = extensions.enabled()
90 doc += listexts(_('enabled extensions:'), exts, maxlength)
91
92 exts, maxlength = extensions.disabled()
93 doc += listexts(_('disabled extensions:'), exts, maxlength)
94
95 return doc
96
97 helptable = (
98 (["dates"], _("Date Formats"),
99 _(r'''
100 Some commands allow the user to specify a date, e.g.:
101 * backout, commit, import, tag: Specify the commit date.
102 * log, revert, update: Select revision(s) by date.
103
104 Many date formats are valid. Here are some examples:
105
106 "Wed Dec 6 13:18:29 2006" (local timezone assumed)
107 "Dec 6 13:18 -0600" (year assumed, time offset provided)
108 "Dec 6 13:18 UTC" (UTC and GMT are aliases for +0000)
109 "Dec 6" (midnight)
110 "13:18" (today assumed)
111 "3:39" (3:39AM assumed)
112 "3:39pm" (15:39)
113 "2006-12-06 13:18:29" (ISO 8601 format)
114 "2006-12-6 13:18"
115 "2006-12-6"
116 "12-6"
117 "12/6"
118 "12/6/6" (Dec 6 2006)
119
120 Lastly, there is Mercurial's internal format:
121
122 "1165432709 0" (Wed Dec 6 13:18:29 2006 UTC)
123
124 This is the internal representation format for dates. unixtime is
125 the number of seconds since the epoch (1970-01-01 00:00 UTC).
126 offset is the offset of the local timezone, in seconds west of UTC
127 (negative if the timezone is east of UTC).
128
129 The log command also accepts date ranges:
130
131 "<{datetime}" - at or before a given date/time
132 ">{datetime}" - on or after a given date/time
133 "{datetime} to {datetime}" - a date range, inclusive
134 "-{days}" - within a given number of days of today
135 ''')),
136
137 (["patterns"], _("File Name Patterns"),
138 _(r'''
139 Mercurial accepts several notations for identifying one or more
140 files at a time.
141
142 By default, Mercurial treats filenames as shell-style extended
143 glob patterns.
144
145 Alternate pattern notations must be specified explicitly.
146
147 To use a plain path name without any pattern matching, start it
148 with "path:". These path names must completely match starting at
149 the current repository root.
150
151 To use an extended glob, start a name with "glob:". Globs are
152 rooted at the current directory; a glob such as "*.c" will only
153 match files in the current directory ending with ".c".
154
155 The supported glob syntax extensions are "**" to match any string
156 across path separators and "{a,b}" to mean "a or b".
157
158 To use a Perl/Python regular expression, start a name with "re:".
159 Regexp pattern matching is anchored at the root of the repository.
160
161 Plain examples:
162
163 path:foo/bar a name bar in a directory named foo in the root of
164 the repository
165 path:path:name a file or directory named "path:name"
166
167 Glob examples:
168
169 glob:*.c any name ending in ".c" in the current directory
170 *.c any name ending in ".c" in the current directory
171 **.c any name ending in ".c" in any subdirectory of the
172 current directory including itself.
173 foo/*.c any name ending in ".c" in the directory foo
174 foo/**.c any name ending in ".c" in any subdirectory of foo
175 including itself.
176
177 Regexp examples:
178
179 re:.*\.c$ any name ending in ".c", anywhere in the repository
180
181 ''')),
182
183 (['environment', 'env'], _('Environment Variables'),
184 _(r'''
185 HG::
186 Path to the 'hg' executable, automatically passed when running
187 hooks, extensions or external tools. If unset or empty, this is
188 the hg executable's name if it's frozen, or an executable named
189 'hg' (with %PATHEXT% [defaulting to COM/EXE/BAT/CMD] extensions on
190 Windows) is searched.
191
192 HGEDITOR::
193 This is the name of the editor to run when committing. See EDITOR.
194
195 (deprecated, use .hgrc)
196
197 HGENCODING::
198 This overrides the default locale setting detected by Mercurial.
199 This setting is used to convert data including usernames,
200 changeset descriptions, tag names, and branches. This setting can
201 be overridden with the --encoding command-line option.
202
203 HGENCODINGMODE::
204 This sets Mercurial's behavior for handling unknown characters
205 while transcoding user input. The default is "strict", which
206 causes Mercurial to abort if it can't map a character. Other
207 settings include "replace", which replaces unknown characters, and
208 "ignore", which drops them. This setting can be overridden with
209 the --encodingmode command-line option.
210
211 HGMERGE::
212 An executable to use for resolving merge conflicts. The program
213 will be executed with three arguments: local file, remote file,
214 ancestor file.
215
216 (deprecated, use .hgrc)
217
218 HGRCPATH::
219 A list of files or directories to search for hgrc files. Item
220 separator is ":" on Unix, ";" on Windows. If HGRCPATH is not set,
221 platform default search path is used. If empty, only the .hg/hgrc
222 from the current repository is read.
223
224 For each element in HGRCPATH:
225 * if it's a directory, all files ending with .rc are added
226 * otherwise, the file itself will be added
227
228 HGUSER::
229 This is the string used as the author of a commit. If not set,
230 available values will be considered in this order:
231
232 * HGUSER (deprecated)
233 * hgrc files from the HGRCPATH
234 * EMAIL
235 * interactive prompt
236 * LOGNAME (with '@hostname' appended)
237
238 (deprecated, use .hgrc)
239
240 EMAIL::
241 May be used as the author of a commit; see HGUSER.
242
243 LOGNAME::
244 May be used as the author of a commit; see HGUSER.
245
246 VISUAL::
247 This is the name of the editor to use when committing. See EDITOR.
248
249 EDITOR::
250 Sometimes Mercurial needs to open a text file in an editor for a
251 user to modify, for example when writing commit messages. The
252 editor it uses is determined by looking at the environment
253 variables HGEDITOR, VISUAL and EDITOR, in that order. The first
254 non-empty one is chosen. If all of them are empty, the editor
255 defaults to 'vi'.
256
257 PYTHONPATH::
258 This is used by Python to find imported modules and may need to be
259 set appropriately if this Mercurial is not installed system-wide.
260 ''')),
261
262 (['revs', 'revisions'], _('Specifying Single Revisions'),
263 _(r'''
264 Mercurial supports several ways to specify individual revisions.
265
266 A plain integer is treated as a revision number. Negative integers
267 are treated as topological offsets from the tip, with -1 denoting
268 the tip. As such, negative numbers are only useful if you've
269 memorized your local tree numbers and want to save typing a single
270 digit. This editor suggests copy and paste.
271
272 A 40-digit hexadecimal string is treated as a unique revision
273 identifier.
274
275 A hexadecimal string less than 40 characters long is treated as a
276 unique revision identifier, and referred to as a short-form
277 identifier. A short-form identifier is only valid if it is the
278 prefix of exactly one full-length identifier.
279
280 Any other string is treated as a tag name, which is a symbolic
281 name associated with a revision identifier. Tag names may not
282 contain the ":" character.
283
284 The reserved name "tip" is a special tag that always identifies
285 the most recent revision.
286
287 The reserved name "null" indicates the null revision. This is the
288 revision of an empty repository, and the parent of revision 0.
289
290 The reserved name "." indicates the working directory parent. If
291 no working directory is checked out, it is equivalent to null. If
292 an uncommitted merge is in progress, "." is the revision of the
293 first parent.
294 ''')),
295
296 (['mrevs', 'multirevs'], _('Specifying Multiple Revisions'),
297 _(r'''
298 When Mercurial accepts more than one revision, they may be
299 specified individually, or provided as a topologically continuous
300 range, separated by the ":" character.
301
302 The syntax of range notation is [BEGIN]:[END], where BEGIN and END
303 are revision identifiers. Both BEGIN and END are optional. If
304 BEGIN is not specified, it defaults to revision number 0. If END
305 is not specified, it defaults to the tip. The range ":" thus means
306 "all revisions".
307
308 If BEGIN is greater than END, revisions are treated in reverse
309 order.
310
311 A range acts as a closed interval. This means that a range of 3:5
312 gives 3, 4 and 5. Similarly, a range of 9:6 gives 9, 8, 7, and 6.
313 ''')),
314
315 (['diffs'], _('Diff Formats'),
316 _(r'''
317 Mercurial's default format for showing changes between two
318 versions of a file is compatible with the unified format of GNU
319 diff, which can be used by GNU patch and many other standard
320 tools.
321
322 While this standard format is often enough, it does not encode the
323 following information:
324
325 - executable status and other permission bits
326 - copy or rename information
327 - changes in binary files
328 - creation or deletion of empty files
329
330 Mercurial also supports the extended diff format from the git VCS
331 which addresses these limitations. The git diff format is not
332 produced by default because a few widespread tools still do not
333 understand this format.
334
335 This means that when generating diffs from a Mercurial repository
336 (e.g. with "hg export"), you should be careful about things like
337 file copies and renames or other things mentioned above, because
338 when applying a standard diff to a different repository, this
339 extra information is lost. Mercurial's internal operations (like
340 push and pull) are not affected by this, because they use an
341 internal binary format for communicating changes.
342
343 To make Mercurial produce the git extended diff format, use the
344 --git option available for many commands, or set 'git = True' in
345 the [diff] section of your hgrc. You do not need to set this
346 option when importing diffs in this format or using them in the mq
347 extension.
348 ''')),
349 (['templating'], _('Template Usage'),
350 _(r'''
351 Mercurial allows you to customize output of commands through
352 templates. You can either pass in a template from the command
353 line, via the --template option, or select an existing
354 template-style (--style).
355
356 You can customize output for any "log-like" command: log,
357 outgoing, incoming, tip, parents, heads and glog.
358
359 Three styles are packaged with Mercurial: default (the style used
360 when no explicit preference is passed), compact and changelog.
361 Usage:
362
363 $ hg log -r1 --style changelog
364
365 A template is a piece of text, with markup to invoke variable
366 expansion:
367
368 $ hg log -r1 --template "{node}\n"
369 b56ce7b07c52de7d5fd79fb89701ea538af65746
370
371 Strings in curly braces are called keywords. The availability of
372 keywords depends on the exact context of the templater. These
373 keywords are usually available for templating a log-like command:
374
375 - author: String. The unmodified author of the changeset.
376 - branches: String. The name of the branch on which the changeset
377 was committed. Will be empty if the branch name was default.
378 - date: Date information. The date when the changeset was committed.
379 - desc: String. The text of the changeset description.
380 - diffstat: String. Statistics of changes with the following
381 format: "modified files: +added/-removed lines"
382 - files: List of strings. All files modified, added, or removed by
383 this changeset.
384 - file_adds: List of strings. Files added by this changeset.
385 - file_mods: List of strings. Files modified by this changeset.
386 - file_dels: List of strings. Files removed by this changeset.
387 - node: String. The changeset identification hash, as a
388 40-character hexadecimal string.
389 - parents: List of strings. The parents of the changeset.
390 - rev: Integer. The repository-local changeset revision number.
391 - tags: List of strings. Any tags associated with the changeset.
392
393 The "date" keyword does not produce human-readable output. If you
394 want to use a date in your output, you can use a filter to process
395 it. Filters are functions which return a string based on the input
396 variable. You can also use a chain of filters to get the desired
397 output:
398
399 $ hg tip --template "{date|isodate}\n"
400 2008-08-21 18:22 +0000
401
402 List of filters:
403
404 - addbreaks: Any text. Add an XHTML "<br />" tag before the end of
405 every line except the last.
406 - age: Date. Returns a human-readable date/time difference between
407 the given date/time and the current date/time.
408 - basename: Any text. Treats the text as a path, and returns the
409 last component of the path after splitting by the path
410 separator (ignoring trailing separators). For example,
411 "foo/bar/baz" becomes "baz" and "foo/bar//" becomes "bar".
412 - stripdir: Treat the text as path and strip a directory level, if
413 possible. For example, "foo" and "foo/bar" becomes "foo".
414 - date: Date. Returns a date in a Unix date format, including
415 the timezone: "Mon Sep 04 15:13:13 2006 0700".
416 - domain: Any text. Finds the first string that looks like an
417 email address, and extracts just the domain component.
418 Example: 'User <user@example.com>' becomes 'example.com'.
419 - email: Any text. Extracts the first string that looks like an
420 email address. Example: 'User <user@example.com>' becomes
421 'user@example.com'.
422 - escape: Any text. Replaces the special XML/XHTML characters "&",
423 "<" and ">" with XML entities.
424 - fill68: Any text. Wraps the text to fit in 68 columns.
425 - fill76: Any text. Wraps the text to fit in 76 columns.
426 - firstline: Any text. Returns the first line of text.
427 - nonempty: Any text. Returns '(none)' if the string is empty.
428 - hgdate: Date. Returns the date as a pair of numbers:
429 "1157407993 25200" (Unix timestamp, timezone offset).
430 - isodate: Date. Returns the date in ISO 8601 format.
431 - localdate: Date. Converts a date to local date.
432 - obfuscate: Any text. Returns the input text rendered as a
433 sequence of XML entities.
434 - person: Any text. Returns the text before an email address.
435 - rfc822date: Date. Returns a date using the same format used
436 in email headers.
437 - short: Changeset hash. Returns the short form of a changeset
438 hash, i.e. a 12-byte hexadecimal string.
439 - shortdate: Date. Returns a date like "2006-09-18".
440 - strip: Any text. Strips all leading and trailing whitespace.
441 - tabindent: Any text. Returns the text, with every line except
442 the first starting with a tab character.
443 - urlescape: Any text. Escapes all "special" characters. For
444 example, "foo bar" becomes "foo%20bar".
445 - user: Any text. Returns the user portion of an email address.
446 ''')),
447
448 (['urls'], _('URL Paths'),
449 _(r'''
450 Valid URLs are of the form:
451
452 local/filesystem/path[#revision]
453 file://local/filesystem/path[#revision]
454 http://[user[:pass]@]host[:port]/[path][#revision]
455 https://[user[:pass]@]host[:port]/[path][#revision]
456 ssh://[user[:pass]@]host[:port]/[path][#revision]
457
458 Paths in the local filesystem can either point to Mercurial
459 repositories or to bundle files (as created by 'hg bundle' or
460 'hg incoming --bundle').
461
462 An optional identifier after # indicates a particular branch, tag,
463 or changeset to use from the remote repository. See also 'hg help
464 revisions'.
465
466 Some features, such as pushing to http:// and https:// URLs are
467 only possible if the feature is explicitly enabled on the remote
468 Mercurial server.
469
470 Some notes about using SSH with Mercurial:
471 - SSH requires an accessible shell account on the destination
472 machine and a copy of hg in the remote path or specified with as
473 remotecmd.
474 - path is relative to the remote user's home directory by default.
475 Use an extra slash at the start of a path to specify an absolute path:
476 ssh://example.com//tmp/repository
477 - Mercurial doesn't use its own compression via SSH; the right
478 thing to do is to configure it in your ~/.ssh/config, e.g.:
479 Host *.mylocalnetwork.example.com
480 Compression no
481 Host *
482 Compression yes
483 Alternatively specify "ssh -C" as your ssh command in your hgrc
484 or with the --ssh command line option.
485
486 These URLs can all be stored in your hgrc with path aliases under
487 the [paths] section like so:
488 [paths]
489 alias1 = URL1
490 alias2 = URL2
491 ...
492
493 You can then use the alias for any command that uses a URL (for
494 example 'hg pull alias1' would pull from the 'alias1' path).
495
496 Two path aliases are special because they are used as defaults
497 when you do not provide the URL to a command:
498
499 default:
500 When you create a repository with hg clone, the clone command
501 saves the location of the source repository as the new
502 repository's 'default' path. This is then used when you omit
503 path from push- and pull-like commands (including incoming and
504 outgoing).
505
506 default-push:
507 The push command will look for a path named 'default-push', and
508 prefer it over 'default' if both are defined.
509 ''')),
510 (["extensions"], _("Using additional features"), extshelp),
511 )