What is the Difference Between Mercurial and Git?

Question

I've been using git for some time now on Windows (with msysGit) and I like the idea of distributed source control. Just recently I've been looking at Mercurial (hg) and it looks interesting. However, I can't wrap my head around the differences between hg and git.

Has anyone made a side-by-side comparison between git and hg? I'm interested to know what differs hg and git without having to jump into a fanboy discussion.

Answer 1

These articles may help:

• Git vs. Mercurial: Please Relax (Git is MacGyver and Mercurial is James Bond)
• The Differences Between Mercurial and Git

Edit: Comparing Git and Mercurial to celebrities seems to be a trend. Here's one more:

• Git is Wesley Snipes, Mercurial is Denzel Washington