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Help: help
hg help [-eck] [-s PLATFORM] [TOPIC]
show help for a given topic or a help overview
With no arguments, print a list of commands with short help messages.
Given a topic, extension, or command name, print help for that topic.
Returns 0 if successful.
options ([+] can be repeated):
-e | --extension | show only help for extensions |
-c | --command | show only help for commands |
-k | --keyword | show topics matching keyword |
-s | --system PLATFORM [+] | show help for specific platform(s) |
global options ([+] can be repeated):
-R | --repository REPO | repository root directory or name of overlay bundle file |
--cwd DIR | change working directory | |
-y | --noninteractive | do not prompt, automatically pick the first choice for all prompts |
-q | --quiet | suppress output |
-v | --verbose | enable additional output |
--color TYPE | when to colorize (boolean, always, auto, never, or debug) | |
--config CONFIG [+] | set/override config option (use 'section.name=value') | |
--debug | enable debugging output | |
--debugger | start debugger | |
--encoding ENCODE | set the charset encoding (default: UTF-8) | |
--encodingmode MODE | set the charset encoding mode (default: strict) | |
--traceback | always print a traceback on exception | |
--time | time how long the command takes | |
--profile | print command execution profile | |
--version | output version information and exit | |
-h | --help | display help and exit |
--hidden | consider hidden changesets | |
--pager TYPE | when to paginate (boolean, always, auto, or never) (default: auto) |