hg help [-ec] [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:

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 -e --extension     show only help for extensions
 -c --command       show only help for commands  
 -k --keyword VALUE show topics matching keyword 
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global options:

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 -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                                          
    --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                                        
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[+] marked option can be specified multiple times