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# Copyright (C) 2006 Canonical Ltd
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# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
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"""A collection of extra help information for using bzr.
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Help topics are meant to be help for items that aren't commands, but will
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help bzr become fully learnable without referring to a tutorial.
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Limited formatting of help text is permitted to make the text useful
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both within the reference manual (reStructuredText) and on the screen.
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The help text should be reStructuredText with formatting kept to a
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minimum and, in particular, no headings. The onscreen renderer applies
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the following simple rules before rendering the text:
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    1. A '::' appearing on the end of a line is replaced with ':'.
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    2. Lines starting with a ':' have it stripped.
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These rules mean that literal blocks and field lists respectively can
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be used in the help text, producing sensible input to a manual while
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rendering on the screen naturally.
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"""
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from bzrlib import registry
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# Section identifiers (map topics to the right place in the manual)
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SECT_COMMAND = "command"
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SECT_CONCEPT = "concept"
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SECT_HIDDEN =  "hidden"
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SECT_LIST    = "list"
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SECT_PLUGIN  = "plugin"
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class HelpTopicRegistry(registry.Registry):
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    """A Registry customized for handling help topics."""
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    def register(self, topic, detail, summary, section=SECT_LIST):
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        """Register a new help topic.
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        :param topic: Name of documentation entry
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        :param detail: Function or string object providing detailed
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            documentation for topic.  Function interface is detail(topic).
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            This should return a text string of the detailed information.
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            See the module documentation for details on help text formatting.
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        :param summary: String providing single-line documentation for topic.
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        :param section: Section in reference manual - see SECT_* identifiers.
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        """
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        # The detail is stored as the 'object' and the metadata as the info
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        info=(summary,section)
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        super(HelpTopicRegistry, self).register(topic, detail, info=info)
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    def register_lazy(self, topic, module_name, member_name, summary,
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                      section=SECT_LIST):
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        """Register a new help topic, and import the details on demand.
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        :param topic: Name of documentation entry
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        :param module_name: The module to find the detailed help.
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        :param member_name: The member of the module to use for detailed help.
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        :param summary: String providing single-line documentation for topic.
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        :param section: Section in reference manual - see SECT_* identifiers.
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        """
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        # The detail is stored as the 'object' and the metadata as the info
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        info=(summary,section)
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        super(HelpTopicRegistry, self).register_lazy(topic, module_name,
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                                                     member_name, info=info)
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    def get_detail(self, topic):
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        """Get the detailed help on a given topic."""
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        obj = self.get(topic)
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        if callable(obj):
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            return obj(topic)
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        else:
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            return obj
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    def get_summary(self, topic):
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        """Get the single line summary for the topic."""
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        info = self.get_info(topic)
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        if info is None:
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            return None
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        else:
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            return info[0]
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    def get_section(self, topic):
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        """Get the section for the topic."""
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        info = self.get_info(topic)
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        if info is None:
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            return None
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        else:
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            return info[1]
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    def get_topics_for_section(self, section):
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        """Get the set of topics in a section."""
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        result = set()
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        for topic in self.keys():
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            if section == self.get_section(topic):
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                result.add(topic)
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        return result
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topic_registry = HelpTopicRegistry()
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def _help_on_topics(dummy):
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    """Write out the help for topics to outfile"""
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    topics = topic_registry.keys()
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    lmax = max(len(topic) for topic in topics)
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    out = []
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    for topic in topics:
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        summary = topic_registry.get_summary(topic)
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        out.append("%-*s %s\n" % (lmax, topic, summary))
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    return ''.join(out)
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def _help_on_revisionspec(name):
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    """Generate the help for revision specs."""
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    import re
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    import bzrlib.revisionspec
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    out = []
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    out.append("Revision Identifiers\n")
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    out.append("A revision, or a range bound, can be one of the following.\n")
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    details = []
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    details.append("\nFurther details are given below.\n")
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    # The help text is indented 4 spaces - this re cleans that up below
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    indent_re = re.compile(r'^    ', re.MULTILINE)
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    for i in bzrlib.revisionspec.SPEC_TYPES:
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        doc = i.help_txt
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        if doc == bzrlib.revisionspec.RevisionSpec.help_txt:
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            summary = "N/A"
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            doc = summary + "\n"
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            # Extract out the top line summary from the body and
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            summary,doc = doc.split("\n", 1)
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            while (doc[-2:] == '\n\n' or doc[-1:] == ' '):
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        # 'field' formatting - we know that the prefix ends in a ':'.
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        out.append(":%s\n\t%s" % (i.prefix, summary))
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        details.append(":%s\n%s" % (i.prefix, doc))
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def _help_on_transport(name):
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    from bzrlib.transport import (
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        transport_list_registry,
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    )
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    import textwrap
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    def add_string(proto, help, maxl, prefix_width=20):
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       help_lines = textwrap.wrap(help, maxl - prefix_width)
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       line_with_indent = '\n' + ' ' * prefix_width
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       help_text = line_with_indent.join(help_lines)
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       return "%-20s%s\n" % (proto, help_text)
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    def sort_func(a,b):
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        a1 = a[:a.rfind("://")]
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        b1 = b[:b.rfind("://")]
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        if a1>b1:
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    protl = []
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    decl = []
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    protos = transport_list_registry.keys( )
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    protos.sort(sort_func)
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    for proto in protos:
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        shorthelp = transport_list_registry.get_help(proto)
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        if not shorthelp:
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            continue
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        if proto.endswith("://"):
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            protl.append(add_string(proto, shorthelp, 79))
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        else:
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            decl.append(add_string(proto, shorthelp, 79))
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    if len(decl):
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        out += "\nSupported modifiers::\n\n  " + \
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            '  '.join(decl)
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_basic_help = \
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"""Bazaar -- a free distributed version-control tool
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http://bazaar-vcs.org/
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Basic commands:
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  bzr init           makes this directory a versioned branch
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  bzr branch         make a copy of another branch
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  bzr add            make files or directories versioned
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  bzr ignore         ignore a file or pattern
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  bzr mv             move or rename a versioned file
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  bzr status         summarize changes in working copy
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  bzr diff           show detailed diffs
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  bzr merge          pull in changes from another branch
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  bzr commit         save some or all changes
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  bzr log            show history of changes
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  bzr check          validate storage
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  bzr help init      more help on e.g. init command
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  bzr help commands  list all commands
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  bzr help topics    list all help topics
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"""
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_global_options = \
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"""Global Options
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These options may be used with any command, and may appear in front of any
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command.  (e.g. "bzr --profile help").
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--version      Print the version number. Must be supplied before the command.
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--no-aliases   Do not process command aliases when running this command.
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--builtin      Use the built-in version of a command, not the plugin version.
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               This does not suppress other plugin effects.
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--no-plugins   Do not process any plugins.
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--profile      Profile execution using the hotshot profiler.
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--lsprof-file  Profile execution using the lsprof profiler, and write the
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               results to a specified file.  If the filename ends with ".txt",
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A number of debug flags are also available to assist troubleshooting and
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development.
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-Dauth         Trace authentication sections used.
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-Derror        Instead of normal error handling, always print a traceback on
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               error.
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-Dhashcache    Log every time a working file is read to determine its hash.
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-Dhooks        Trace hook execution.
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-Dhttp         Trace http connections, requests and responses
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"""Standard Options
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--help, -h     Show help message.
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--verbose, -v  Display more information.
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--quiet, -q    Only display errors and warnings.
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Unlike global options, standard options can be used in aliases.
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_checkouts = \
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"""Checkouts
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Checkouts are source trees that are connected to a branch, so that when
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you commit in the source tree, the commit goes into that branch.  They
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Bazaar's decentralized features until you want them. Using checkouts
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with shared repositories is very similar to working with SVN or CVS, but
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others working on the project to use whatever workflow they like.
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You pass it a reference to another branch, and it will create a local copy
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for you that still contains a reference to the branch you created the
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checkout from (the master branch). Then if you make any commits they will be
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you have the full history locally.  As you have a first class branch you can
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network connection. Use the --local option to commit to do this. All the local
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command. The changes need to be applied before any non-local commit, but
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containing your branches, where you maintain only one working tree by
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Obviously to commit on a checkout you need to be able to write to the master
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branch. This means that the master branch must be accessible over a writeable
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protocol , such as sftp://, and that you have write permissions at the other
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bind"). This will change the location that the commits are sent to. The bind
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Related commands::
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"""Repositories
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init-repo). This command takes the location of the repository to create. This
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directory will then use it for storage.
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than one branch of a project. This is true for both working areas where you
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are doing the development, and any server areas that you use for hosting
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projects. In the latter case, it is common to want branches without working
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trees. Since the files in the branch will not be edited directly there is no
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need to use up disk space for a working tree. To create a repository in which
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the branches will not have working trees pass the '--no-trees' option to
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'init-repository'.
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Related commands::
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  init-repository   Create a shared repository. Use --no-trees to create one
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                    in which new branches won't get a working tree.
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_working_trees = \
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"""Working Trees
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A working tree is the contents of a branch placed on disk so that you can
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see the files and edit them. The working tree is where you make changes to a
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branch, and when you commit the current state of the working tree is the
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snapshot that is recorded in the commit.
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When you push a branch to a remote system, a working tree will not be
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created. If one is already present the files will not be updated. The
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branch information will be updated and the working tree will be marked
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as out-of-date. Updating a working tree remotely is difficult, as there
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may be uncommitted changes or the update may cause content conflicts that are
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difficult to deal with remotely.
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If you have a branch with no working tree you can use the 'checkout' command
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to create a working tree. If you run 'bzr checkout .' from the branch it will
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create the working tree. If the branch is updated remotely, you can update the
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working tree by running 'bzr update' in that directory.
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If you have a branch with a working tree that you do not want the 'remove-tree'
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command will remove the tree if it is safe. This can be done to avoid the
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warning about the remote working tree not being updated when pushing to the
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branch. It can also be useful when working with a '--no-trees' repository
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(see 'bzr help repositories').
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If you want to have a working tree on a remote machine that you push to you
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can either run 'bzr update' in the remote branch after each push, or use some
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other method to update the tree during the push. There is an 'rspush' plugin
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that will update the working tree using rsync as well as doing a push. There
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is also a 'push-and-update' plugin that automates running 'bzr update' via SSH
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after each push.
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Useful commands::
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  checkout     Create a working tree when a branch does not have one.
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  remove-tree  Removes the working tree from a branch when it is safe to do so.
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  update       When a working tree is out of sync with it's associated branch
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_branches = \
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"""Branches
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A branch consists of the state of a project, including all of its
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history. All branches have a repository associated (which is where the
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branch history is stored), but multiple branches may share the same
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repository (a shared repository). Branches can be copied and merged.
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Related commands::
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  init    Make a directory into a versioned branch.
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  branch  Create a new copy of a branch.
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  merge   Perform a three-way merge.
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"""
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_standalone_trees = \
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"""Standalone Trees
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A standalone tree is a working tree with an associated repository. It
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is an independently usable branch, with no dependencies on any other.
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Creating a standalone tree (via bzr init) is the quickest way to put
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an existing project under version control.
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Related Commands::
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  init    Make a directory into a versioned branch.
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"""
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_status_flags = \
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"""Status Flags
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Status flags are used to summarise changes to the working tree in a concise
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manner.  They are in the form::
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   xxx   <filename>
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where the columns' meanings are as follows.
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Column 1 - versioning/renames::
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  + File versioned
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  - File unversioned
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  R File renamed
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  ? File unknown
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  C File has conflicts
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  P Entry for a pending merge (not a file)
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Column 2 - contents::
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  N File created
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  D File deleted
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  K File kind changed
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  M File modified
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Column 3 - execute::
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  * The execute bit was changed
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_env_variables = \
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"""Environment Variables
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BZRPATH          Path where bzr is to look for shell plugin external commands.
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BZR_EMAIL        E-Mail address of the user. Overrides EMAIL.
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EMAIL            E-Mail address of the user.
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BZR_EDITOR       Editor for editing commit messages. Overrides EDITOR.
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EDITOR           Editor for editing commit messages.
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BZR_PLUGIN_PATH  Paths where bzr should look for plugins.
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BZR_HOME         Directory holding .bazaar config dir. Overrides HOME.
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BZR_HOME (Win32) Directory holding bazaar config dir. Overrides APPDATA and HOME.
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BZR_REMOTE_PATH  Full name of remote 'bzr' command (for bzr+ssh:// URLs).
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================ =================================================================
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"""
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_files = \
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r"""Files
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:On Linux:   ~/.bazaar/bazaar.conf
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:On Windows: C:\\Documents and Settings\\username\\Application Data\\bazaar\\2.0\\bazaar.conf
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Contains the user's default configuration. The section ``[DEFAULT]`` is
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used to define general configuration that will be applied everywhere.
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The section ``[ALIASES]`` can be used to create command aliases for
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commonly used options.
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A typical config file might look something like::
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  [DEFAULT]
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"""
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# Register help topics
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topic_registry.register("revisionspec", _help_on_revisionspec,
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                        "Explain how to use --revision")
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topic_registry.register('basic', _basic_help, "Basic commands", SECT_HIDDEN)
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topic_registry.register('topics', _help_on_topics, "Topics list", SECT_HIDDEN)
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def get_format_topic(topic):
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    return "Storage Formats\n\n" + bzrdir.format_registry.help_topic(topic)
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topic_registry.register('formats', get_format_topic, 'Directory formats')
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topic_registry.register('standard-options', _standard_options,
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                        'Options that can be used with any command')
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topic_registry.register('global-options', _global_options,
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                    'Options that control how Bazaar runs')
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topic_registry.register('urlspec', _help_on_transport,
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                        "Supported transport protocols")
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                        "Help on status flags")
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def get_bugs_topic(topic):
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    return "Bug Trackers\n\n" + bugtracker.tracker_registry.help_topic(topic)
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topic_registry.register('bugs', get_bugs_topic, 'Bug tracker support')
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topic_registry.register('env-variables', _env_variables,
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                        'Environment variable names and values')
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                        'Information on configuration and log files')
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# Register concept topics.
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# future or implement them via loading content from files. In the meantime,
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topic_registry.register('branches', _branches,
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                        'Information on what a branch is', SECT_CONCEPT)
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topic_registry.register('checkouts', _checkouts,
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                        'Information on what a checkout is', SECT_CONCEPT)
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topic_registry.register('repositories', _repositories,
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                        'Basic information on shared repositories.',
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                        SECT_CONCEPT)
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topic_registry.register('standalone-trees', _standalone_trees,
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                        'Information on what a standalone tree is',
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                        SECT_CONCEPT)
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topic_registry.register('working-trees', _working_trees,
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                        'Information on working trees', SECT_CONCEPT)
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class HelpTopicIndex(object):
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            RegisteredTopic entry.
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    def get_help_text(self, additional_see_also=None, plain=True):
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        """Return a string with the help for this topic.
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        :param plain: if False, raw help (reStructuredText) is
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            result += '\n:See also: '
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            result += ', '.join(see_also)
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            result += '\n'
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        return result
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def help_as_plain_text(text):
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