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Yes.... though it is more complex (and in my experience a lot of that complexity is not needed by most). So hg is a nice portable alternative.

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What part do you find complicated about git? The basic commands are: git clone, git add, git commit, git push ... most of these are handled by guis (tortoise, gitx, etc) so all you have to do then is click the right button

Well, exactly. For the vast majority of people those are the only four commands needed. So hg is a great alternative to git.

If you need something more complex or specialist then git is the clear winner.

I think the parent is trying to say that why use a tool that is "hackerish" if they both do the same thing with the same few commands. Then if you need to do something more complex you already have git.

Edit: iPad mistype.

I know this is glib but; it's more "raw" :)

But that's a personal preference. Git is just as good a choice.

hackerish != hackish.

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