# Install mercurial Scalable distributed version control system. Version 7.2.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-08. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:mercurial ``` ## Agent safety answer mercurial mutates source-control repositories and remote history. - **Credential access:** Reads repository config, credential helpers, auth files, and local history. - **Remote mutation:** Can push changesets, tags, bookmarks, and remote repository changes. - **Publish/artifact risk:** Can publish source changes and release tags. - **Recommended control:** Gate pushes, credential reads, destructive history operations, and tag creation. - **Agent-use guidance:** Allow status/log/diff; require approval for pushes, credential use, and history rewrites. Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install mercurial ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install mercurial ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: devel/mercurial/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add mercurial ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: mercurial from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install mercurial ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: mercurial from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install mercurial ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: mercurial from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#mercurial ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/me/mercurial/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S mercurial ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: mercurial from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install mercurial ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: mercurial from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/mercurial ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/mercurial.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id Mercurial.Mercurial -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: Mercurial.Mercurial from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix - Chocolatey (92%): ```sh choco install hg ``` Evidence: Chocolatey community package catalog: hg from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','hexchat' ## Package Facts - **Package key:** brew:mercurial - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager URL:** - **Version:** 7.2.2 - **Source summary:** Scalable distributed version control system - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-08T02:28:30Z - **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00 ## Executables - chg (cli) - hg (cli) - chg (alias) - hg (alias) ## Dependencies - python@3.14 ## Install Behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sequoia, sonoma, tahoe, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-06-10 - Package-manager version: 7.2.2 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-08 - Local data status: ok - Upstream repository: https://mercurial-scm.org/ - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## 安全说明 no executable entrypoint in the package index. - **Protected-tool coverage:** Plain Text Mercurial Auth Passwords - **Geiger risk:** green / low - no executable entrypoint in the package index ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** mercurial - **Aliases:** hg - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - mercurial - 7.0.1-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: mercurial from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | easy-to-use, scalable distributed version control system | https://www.mercurial-scm.org/ - Debian apt - mercurial-common - 7.0.1-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: mercurial-common from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | easy-to-use, scalable distributed version control system (common files) | https://www.mercurial-scm.org/ - Nix - mercurial: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/me/mercurial/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - mercurial - 6.7.2-1ubuntu2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: mercurial from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | easy-to-use, scalable distributed version control system | https://www.mercurial-scm.org/ - Ubuntu apt - mercurial-common - 6.7.2-1ubuntu2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: mercurial-common from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | easy-to-use, scalable distributed version control system (common files) | https://www.mercurial-scm.org/ - apk - mercurial - 7.2.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: mercurial from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Scalable distributed SCM tool | https://www.mercurial-scm.org/ - apk - mercurial-bash-completion - 7.2.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: mercurial-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Bash completions for mercurial | https://www.mercurial-scm.org/ - apk - mercurial-chg - 7.2.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: mercurial-chg from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Client for Mercurial command server with cHg extension | https://www.mercurial-scm.org/ - apk - mercurial-doc - 7.2.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: mercurial-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Scalable distributed SCM tool (documentation) | https://www.mercurial-scm.org/ - apk - mercurial-lang - 7.2.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: mercurial-lang from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | translations for mercurial | https://www.mercurial-scm.org/ - apk - mercurial-pyc - 7.2.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: mercurial-pyc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Precompiled Python bytecode for mercurial | https://www.mercurial-scm.org/ - apk - mercurial-vim - 7.2.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: mercurial-vim from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Vim syntax for mercurial | https://www.mercurial-scm.org/ - apk - mercurial-zsh-completion - 7.2.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: mercurial-zsh-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Zsh completions for mercurial | https://www.mercurial-scm.org/ - dnf - mercurial - 7.2.1-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: mercurial from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | A fast, lightweight Source Control Management system | https://mercurial-scm.org/ - dnf - mercurial-chg - 7.2.1-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: mercurial-chg from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | A fast Mercurial command without slow Python startup | https://mercurial-scm.org/ - dnf - mercurial-hgk - 7.2.1-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: mercurial-hgk from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Hgk interface for mercurial | https://mercurial-scm.org/ ## Related Links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/zh-hans/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/zh-hans/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - 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