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Entering commands
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User interfaces
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There are numerous user interfaces available for Bazaar.
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The core package provides a command line tool called **bzr** and
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graphical user interfaces (GUIs) are available as plug-ins.
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Using bzr
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The syntax is::
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  bzr [global-options] command [options and arguments]
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Global options affect how Bazaar operates and can appear either
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before or after ``command``. Command specific options must appear
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after the command but may be given either before, during or after any
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command-specific arguments.
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Common options
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Some options are legal for all commands as shown below.
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  Short form  Long form  Description
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  -h          --help     get help
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  -v          --verbose  be more verbose
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  -q          --quiet    be more quiet
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Quiet mode implies that only errors and warnings are displayed.
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This can be useful in scripts.
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Note: Most commands typically only support one level of verbosity though
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that may change in the future. To ask for a higher level of verbosity,
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simply specify the -v option multiple times.