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hg init [-e CMD] [--remotecmd CMD] [DEST]

create a new repository in the given directory

    Initialize a new repository in the given directory. If the given directory
    does not exist, it will be created.

    If no directory is given, the current directory is used.

    It is possible to specify an "ssh://" URL as the destination. See "hg help
    urls" for more information.

    Returns 0 on success.

options:

 -e --ssh CMD       specify ssh command to use
    --remotecmd CMD specify hg command to run on the remote side
    --insecure      do not verify server certificate (ignoring web.cacerts
                    config)

use "hg -v help init" to show more info