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NAME
       hg commit - commit the specified files or all outstanding changes

SYNOPSIS
       hg commit [OPTION]... [FILE]...

DESCRIPTION
       Commit changes to the given files into the repository. Unlike a
       centralized SCM, this operation is a local operation. See hg push for a
       way to actively distribute your changes.

       If a list of files is omitted, all changes reported by hg status will
       be committed.

       If you are committing the result of a merge, do not provide any
       filenames or -I/-X filters.

       If no commit message is specified, Mercurial starts your configured
       editor where you can enter a message. In case your commit fails, you
       will find a backup of your message in .hg/last-message.txt.

       The --close-branch flag can be used to mark the current branch head
       closed. When all heads of a branch are closed, the branch will be
       considered closed and no longer listed.

       The --amend flag can be used to amend the parent of the working
       directory with a new commit that contains the changes in the parent in
       addition to those currently reported by hg status, if there are any.
       The old commit is stored in a backup bundle in .hg/strip-backup (see hg
       help bundle and hg help unbundle on how to restore it).

       Message, user and date are taken from the amended commit unless
       specified. When a message isn't specified on the command line, the
       editor will open with the message of the amended commit.

       It is not possible to amend public changesets (see hg help phases) or
       changesets that have children.

       See hg help dates for a list of formats valid for -d/--date.

       Returns 0 on success, 1 if nothing changed.

       Examples:

       o commit all files ending in .py:

         hg commit --include "set:**.py"

       o commit all non-binary files:

         hg commit --exclude "set:binary()"

       o amend the current commit and set the date to now:

         hg commit --amend --date now

OPTIONS
       -A, --addremove
              mark new/missing files as added/removed before committing

       --close-branch
              mark a branch head as closed

       --amend
              amend the parent of the working directory

       -s, --secret
              use the secret phase for committing

       --draft
              use the draft phase for committing

       -e, --edit
              invoke editor on commit messages

       --force-close-branch
              forcibly close branch from a non-head changeset (ADVANCED)

       -i, --interactive
              use interactive mode

       -I,--include <PATTERN[+]>
              include names matching the given patterns

       -X,--exclude <PATTERN[+]>
              exclude names matching the given patterns

       -m,--message <TEXT>
              use text as commit message

       -l,--logfile <FILE>
              read commit message from file

       -d,--date <DATE>
              record the specified date as commit date

       -u,--user <USER>
              record the specified user as committer

       -S, --subrepos
              recurse into subrepositories

              [+] marked option can be specified multiple times

ALIASES
       ci

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