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Hello I like to use Mercurial in Aptana. How easy is it to run Mercurial or DOS in the terminal of Aptana?

Do I only need to edit a configure file that contact the path of Tortoisehg Mercurial or are there more steps to take?

I know the basics for Mercurial to create, clone push and named branche. Because I am just starting to use version control I like to make a decide to use Mercurial or Git. If the configuration is easy to do I like to use Mercurial but if there are more steps to it maybe it is easier to learn Git.

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Since Aptana is based on Eclipse, you can probably install the HGEclipse plugin and use Mercurial directly in the IDE instead of using the terminal.

Concerning the Terminal, I never used Aptana and it's been a long time since I used Eclipse, but I think the only requirement is that Mercurial (the hg binary) is in your path. You can probably do that in the Aptana configuration or your operating system global path variable.

If you still must decide between using Git or Mercurial, I won't use the ease of configuration in Aptana to do my choice. There's many more to a VCS than the fact you're able to set up it's use easily for the Aptana terminal.

You should really choose based on the feature, learning curve and your needs :) A good start is maybe this SO question : What is the Difference Between Mercurial and Git?

In short : Git is more powerful but Mercurial is easier to use.

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