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# hg root

> Display the root location of a Hg repository.
> More information: <https://www.mercurial-scm.org/doc/hg.1.html#root>.

- Display the root location of the current repository:

`hg root`

- Display the root location of the specified repository:

`hg root --cwd {{path/to/directory}}`