# HG changeset patch
# User mpm@selenic.com
# Date 1124085616 28800
# Node ID 891b6a262c4bd0ddc770d965ff5c94602c758b7e
# Parent  fcd34a9577e8a8e073433fec3ef1cc207ddeaa70# Parent  e2e7a2462eded5a5f03ec21e5418628fe99d6209
Merge with TAH



diff --git a/doc/hg.1.txt b/doc/hg.1.txt
--- a/doc/hg.1.txt
+++ b/doc/hg.1.txt
@@ -196,8 +196,11 @@
 
     aliases: patch
 
-init::
-    Initialize a new repository in the current directory.
+init [dest]::
+    Initialize a new repository in the given directory.  If the given
+    directory does not exist, it is created.
+
+    If no directory is given, the current directory is used.
 
 locate [options] [files]::
     Print all files under Mercurial control whose names match the
diff --git a/mercurial/commands.py b/mercurial/commands.py
--- a/mercurial/commands.py
+++ b/mercurial/commands.py
@@ -772,12 +772,11 @@
             addremove(ui, repo, *files)
         repo.commit(files, message, user)
 
-def init(ui, source=None):
-    """create a new repository in the current directory"""
-
-    if source:
-        raise util.Abort("no longer supported: use \"hg clone\" instead")
-    hg.repository(ui, ".", create=1)
+def init(ui, dest="."):
+    """create a new repository in the given directory"""
+    if not os.path.exists(dest):
+        os.mkdir(dest)
+    hg.repository(ui, dest, create=1)
 
 def locate(ui, repo, *pats, **opts):
     """locate files matching specific patterns"""
@@ -1279,7 +1278,7 @@
          [('p', 'strip', 1, 'path strip'),
           ('b', 'base', "", 'base path')],
          "hg import [-p NUM] [-b BASE] PATCH..."),
-    "^init": (init, [], 'hg init'),
+    "^init": (init, [], 'hg init [DEST]'),
     "locate":
         (locate,
          [('r', 'rev', '', 'revision'),
diff --git a/tests/test-help.out b/tests/test-help.out
--- a/tests/test-help.out
+++ b/tests/test-help.out
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
  commit     commit the specified files or all outstanding changes
  diff       diff working directory (or selected files)
  export     dump the header and diffs for one or more changesets
- init       create a new repository in the current directory
+ init       create a new repository in the given directory
  log        show the revision history of the repository or a single file
  pull       pull changes from the specified source
  push       push changes to the specified destination
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
  commit     commit the specified files or all outstanding changes
  diff       diff working directory (or selected files)
  export     dump the header and diffs for one or more changesets
- init       create a new repository in the current directory
+ init       create a new repository in the given directory
  log        show the revision history of the repository or a single file
  pull       pull changes from the specified source
  push       push changes to the specified destination
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
  help        show help for a given command or all commands
  identify    print information about the working copy
  import      import an ordered set of patches
- init        create a new repository in the current directory
+ init        create a new repository in the given directory
  locate      locate files matching specific patterns
  log         show the revision history of the repository or a single file
  manifest    output the latest or given revision of the project manifest
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
  help        show help for a given command or all commands
  identify    print information about the working copy
  import      import an ordered set of patches
- init        create a new repository in the current directory
+ init        create a new repository in the given directory
  locate      locate files matching specific patterns
  log         show the revision history of the repository or a single file
  manifest    output the latest or given revision of the project manifest
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@
  commit     commit the specified files or all outstanding changes
  diff       diff working directory (or selected files)
  export     dump the header and diffs for one or more changesets
- init       create a new repository in the current directory
+ init       create a new repository in the given directory
  log        show the revision history of the repository or a single file
  pull       pull changes from the specified source
  push       push changes to the specified destination
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@
  commit     commit the specified files or all outstanding changes
  diff       diff working directory (or selected files)
  export     dump the header and diffs for one or more changesets
- init       create a new repository in the current directory
+ init       create a new repository in the given directory
  log        show the revision history of the repository or a single file
  pull       pull changes from the specified source
  push       push changes to the specified destination
diff --git a/tests/test-notfound b/tests/test-notfound
diff --git a/tests/test-notfound.out b/tests/test-notfound.out