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Git for Windows vs TortoiseHg

A side-by-side look at Git for Windows and TortoiseHg. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Git for Windows

Git for Windows

Development

Git for Windows is a free and open source distributed version control system for Windows. It provides access to the latest release of Git as well as an optional Bash emulation to run Git from the command line.

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TortoiseHg

TortoiseHg

Development

TortoiseHg is a free, easy-to-use interface for Mercurial, a distributed version control system. It allows managing code repositories locally or remotely in a simple visual way.

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