Why do I get hg: unknown command 'convert' althought running hg 1.7.3?

Question

I'm trying to convert an svn repo to mercurial but I fail.

$ hg convert http://memorizeasy.googlecode.com/svn hg-client
hg: unknown command 'convert'
Mercurial Distributed SCM


$ hg --version
Mercurial Distributed SCM (version 1.7.3)
(see http://mercurial.selenic.com for more information)

Answer 1

The convert command works as an extension, i.e. it needs to be enabled explicitly in your .hgrc or Mercurial.ini file:

[extensions]
convert =

To check which extension commands currently are available, run hg help extensions. It lists enabled as well as disabled extensions.