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It also requires Bryan's [http://hg.kublai.com/python/inotify python bindings for inotify].

Inotify Extension

This extension is not distributed with Mercurial.

Author: Bryan O'Sullivan

Download site: [http://hg.kublai.com/mercurial/patches/inotify]

It also requires Bryan's [http://hg.kublai.com/python/inotify python bindings for inotify].

Overview

This extension uses the linux 2.6 inotify API to make status instantaneous for even very large repositories, by subscribing to the paths in the repository instead of having to check them all at every status command.

Configuration

Configure your .hgrc to enable the extension by adding following lines:

[extensions]
inotify=/path/to/inotify


CategoryExtension

InotifyExtension (last edited 2014-03-24 01:53:35 by Rain)