hg commit [OPTION]... [FILE]... aliases: ci commit the specified files or all outstanding changes 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". See "hg help dates" for a list of formats valid for -d/--date. Returns 0 on success, 1 if nothing changed. options: -A --addremove mark new/missing files as added/removed before committing --close-branch mark a branch as closed, hiding it from the branch list -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 --mq operate on patch repository [+] marked option can be specified multiple times use "hg -v help commit" to show more info