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  common   explorer   start + init   commit   shelve   changelog
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+Create a new repository +======================= + +.. module:: init.dialog + :synopsis: Dialog used to create a repository + +To create a new repository into an existing directory (project) you +have to run the init dialog. From the explorer context menu select +:guilabel:`Create Repository Here` over the directory, or, within +the folder, type :command:`hgtk init`. + +.. figure:: figures/init.png + :alt: Init dialog + +:guilabel:`Destination` + Is the directory where the repository will be created. It is + always filled with the current directory, so if you launch the + dialog from the right directory there is no reason to change it. +:guilabel:`Add special files (.hgignore, ...)` + If selected TortoiseHg creates an empty :file:`.hgignore` file + in the working directory. +:guilabel:`Make repo compatible with Mercurial 1.0` + If selected TortoiseHg creates an old type Mercurial repository. + Do not check unless you have a strong reason to do, and you know + what you are doing. + +Creating a new repository means create a subdirectory called :file:`.hg`. +In this subdirectory Mercurial keeps all versioning information. + +.. warning:: + Never touch the files in :file:`.hg` directory, otherwise a repository + corruption can happen. + +From command line +----------------- + +The init tool can be started from command line :: + + hgtk init + +The syntax is :: + + hgtk init [DEST] + +where [DEST] is the path to destination folder. + +.. vim: noet ts=4