---
name: "hgview"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "hgview-common"
version: "1.9.0-1.1"
release: "Debian 9 (Stretch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/hgview"
---

# hgview(1)

Qt based mercurial repository browser

## NAME

hgview - Qt based mercurial repository browser

## SYNOPSIS

*hgview* \[options\] \[filename\]

## DESCRIPTION

[hgview(1)](/hgview/1.md) is a GUI application usually invoked from the command line. The simplest way to use it is to install it as a hg extension. Alternatively, it can be used as a standalone application.

If \[filename\] is given, hgview will start in file-diff mode, in which user can easily compare arbitrary revisions of a file.

Use \`\`hg help hgview\`\` for an extended help description

## OPTIONS

\-n, --navigate (require a filename)

starts in filelog navigation mode

- \-r REV, --rev=REV

  starts in manifest mode for given revision

## FILES

\~/.hgrc

This is the standard file for configuring hg and its extensions. See hg qv-config for more details on what can be configured this way.

\~/.hgusers

This file holds configurations related to authors of patches in the hg repository. See hg qv-config for more details on what can be configured this way.

## BUGS

Please report any found bug on the mailing list or via email. Patches (or mercurial bundles) are always welcome.

## AUTHOR

Current version has been mainly written by David Douard \<**david.douard@logilab.fr**\[1\]\>, based on hgview 0.x code which has been written by Ludovic Aubry, Graziella Toutoungis and others.

## RESOURCES

**http://www.logilab.org/project/hgview**

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2012 David Douard (**david.douard@logilab.fr**\[1\]). Copyright (C) 2007-2012 LOGILAB S.A. (Paris, FRANCE), **http://www.logilab.fr/ — mailto:contact@logilab.fr**

## LICENSING

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this pro‐ gram; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA.

## AUTHOR

**David Douard** \<david.douard@logilab.fr\>

Author.

## NOTES

- 1\.

  david.douard@logilab.fr

  mailto:david.douard@logilab.fr