how to configure the global .hgrc file from the commandline

[Tony Mechelynck]

On Sun, May 24, 2020 at 2:35 PM Uwe Brauer <oub at mat.ucm.es> wrote:
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> Hi
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> That may sound bizarre. But lately I collaborate with colleagues, who
> don't have much interest in OS details, and use different OS. So it is
> sometimes not clear to me, especially for Windows users, where the
> corresponding global .hgrc is located.
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> That's why I would like to know how one could configure the global .hgrc
> file from the command-line, especially adding extensions.
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> I googled but could not find anything
> Thanks
>
> Uwe Brauer

To enable, let's say, the mq extension "as if" there was a line "mq="
in section "[extensions]":

hg --config extensions.mq= (other global options) (hg command)
(specific options)

This --config global option may be repeated any number of times, with
section.name=value as its argument. It is mentioned on the "hg help"
page but you may need to scroll down to see it.

Best regards,
Tony.