Clone (Mercurial)

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Clones a local copy of a repository that is under the control of Mercurial.

Item	Description
Source	Enter or select the address of the repository from which you are cloning a local copy. Click the Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination button to choose a local folder.
Destination	Enter the location on your system where you want to copy the repository. Click the Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination button to choose a new or existing local folder.
Options	Select additional options to transfer the data from the remote repository. Use uncompressed transfer (fast over LAN). To clone a repository using the uncompressed streaming protocol, which is faster than a regular clone. Use pull protocol to copy metadata. To pull changes from the specified source. It finds changes in the remote repository and adds them to a local repository.
Current Revision / Revision	Specifies either: That the clone uses the current revision of the repository (when Current Revision is checked). That the clone uses the specified revision (when you enter a revision ID).

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