| author | Augie Fackler <augie@google.com> |
| Tue, 20 Apr 2021 11:01:06 -0400 | |
| branch | stable |
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Mercurial's documentation is kept in reStructuredText format, which is |
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a simple plain text format that's easy to read and edit: |
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http://docutils.sourceforge.net/rst.html |
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It's also convertible to a variety of other formats including standard |
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UNIX man page format and HTML. You'll need to install Docutils: |
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http://docutils.sourceforge.net/ |
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Use the Makefile in this directory to generate the man and HTML pages. |