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Mercurial and Git

What are the differencess

Mercurial and Git are both used for version control. Both Mercurial (Hg) and Git are popular distributed version control systems (DVCS), but they have some key differences in their approach: Branching Model: Mercurial: Employs a centralized branching model, meaning each branch has its own separate directory. Switching branches involves changing directories. This can be simpler for beginners but less flexible for complex workflows. Git: Uses a decentralized branching model, where