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.. This text was previously on the wiki at
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.. but has been moved into the source tree so it can be kept in sync with
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.. the source and possibly automatically checked.
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current for bzr 0.0.6pre, July 2005
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*NOTE* For a more current and user-editable version of this
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document, see the wiki at http://bazaar.canonical.com/IntroductionToBzr
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If you are already familiar with decentralized version control, then
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please feel free to skip ahead to "Introducing Yourself to Bazaar". If,
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on the other hand, you are familiar with version control but not
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decentralized version control, then please start at "How DVCS is
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different." Otherwise, get some coffee or tea, get comfortable and get
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The purpose of version control
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Odds are that you have worked on some sort of textual data -- the sources
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to a program, web sites or the config files that Unix system
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administrators have to deal with in /etc. The chances are also good that
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you have made some sort of mistake that you deeply regretted. Perhaps you
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deleted the configuration file for your mailserver or perhaps mauled the
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source code for a pet project. Whatever happened, you have just deleted
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important information that you would desperately like to get back. If this
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has ever happened to you, then you are probably ready for Bazaar.
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Version control systems (which I'll henceforth call VCS) such as
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Bazaar give you the ability to track changes for a directory by turning
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it into something slightly more complicated than a directory that we call
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a **branch**. The branch not only stores how the directory looks right
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now, but also how it looked at various points in the past. Then, when you
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do something you wish you hadn't, you can restore the directory to the way
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it looked at some point in the past.
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Version control systems give users the ability to save changes to a
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branch by "committing a **revision**". The revision created is essentially
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a summary of the changes that were made since the last time the tree was
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These revisions have other uses as well. For example, one can comment
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revisions to record what the recent set of changes meant by providing an
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optional log message. Real life log messages include things like "Fixed
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the web template to close the table" and "Added SFTP suppport. Fixes #595"
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We keep these logs so that if later there is some sort of problem with
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SFTP, we can figure out when the problem probably happened.
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Many Version Control Systems (VCS) are stored on servers. If one wants to
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work on the code stored within a VCS, then one needs to connect to the
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server and "checkout" the code. Doing so gives one a directory in which a
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person can make changes and then commit. The VCS client then connects to
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the VCS server and stores the changes. This method is known as the
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The centralized model can have some drawbacks. A centralized VCS requires
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that one is able to connect to the server whenever one wants to do version
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control work. This can be a bit of a problem if your server is on some other
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machine on the internet and you are not. Or, worse yet, you **are** on the
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internet but the server is missing!
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Decentralized Version Control Systems (which I'll call DVCS after this
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point) deal with this problem by keeping branches on the same machine as
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the client. In Bazaar's case, the branch is kept in the same place as
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the code that is being version controlled. This allows the user to save
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his changes (**commit**) whenever he wants -- even if he is offline. The
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user only needs internet access when he wants to access the changes in
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someone else's branch that are somewhere else.
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A common requirement that many people have is the need to keep track of
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the changes for a directory such as file and subdirectory changes.
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Performing this tracking by hand is a awkward process that over time
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becomes unwieldy. That is, until one considers version control tools such
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as Bazaar. These tools automate the process of storing data by creating
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a **revision** of the directory tree whenever the user asks.
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Version control software such as Bazaar can do much more than just
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storage and performing undo. For example, with Bazaar a developer can
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take the modifications in one branch of software and apply them to a
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related branch -- even if those changes exist in a branch owned by
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somebody else. This allows developers to cooperate without giving
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write access to the repository.
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Bazaar remembers the ''ancestry'' of a revision: the previous revisions
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that it is based upon. A single revision may have more than one direct
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descendant, each with different changes, representing a divergence in the
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evolution of the tree. By branching, Bazaar allows multiple people to
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cooperate on the evolution of a project, without all needing to work in
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strict lock-step. Branching can be useful even for a single developer.
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Introducing yourself to Bazaar
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Bazaar installs a single new command, **bzr**. Everything else is a
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subcommand of this. You can get some help with ``bzr help``. Some arguments
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are grouped in topics: ``bzr help topics`` to see which topics are available.
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One function of a version control system is to keep track of who changed
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what. In a decentralized system, that requires an identifier for each
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author that is globally unique. Most people already have one of these: an
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email address. Bazaar is smart enough to automatically generate an email
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address by looking up your username and hostname. If you don't like the
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guess that Bazaar makes, then three options exist:
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1. Set an email address via ``bzr whoami``. This is the simplest way.
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To set a global identity, use::
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% bzr whoami "Your Name <email@example.com>"
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If you'd like to use a different address for a specific branch, enter
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the branch folder and use::
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% bzr whoami --branch "Your Name <email@example.com>"
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#. Setting the email address in the ``~/.bazaar/bazaar.conf`` [1]_ by
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adding the following lines. Please note that ``[DEFAULT]`` is case
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email=Your Name <email@isp.com>
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As above, you can override this settings on a branch by branch basis
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by creating a branch section in ``~/.bazaar/locations.conf`` and
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[/the/path/to/the/branch]
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email=Your Name <email@isp.com>
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#. Overriding the two previous options by setting the global environment
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variable ``$BZR_EMAIL`` or ``$EMAIL`` (``$BZR_EMAIL`` will take
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precedence) to your full email address.
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.. [1] On Windows, the users configuration files can be found in the
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application data directory. So instead of ``~/.bazaar/branch.conf``
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the configuration file can be found as:
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``C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\Bazaar\2.0\branch.conf``.
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The same is true for ``locations.conf``, ``ignore``, and the
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``plugins`` directory.
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Bazaar-NG is a version control tool. It manages trees of files and subdirectories. In particular, it records *revisions* of trees, representing their state at a particular point in time, and information about those revisions and their relationships. Recording and retrieving tree revisions is useful in several ways if you are writing software or documents or doing similar creative work.
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* Keeping previous revisions lets you go back if you make a mistake or want to check your work. It acts as a high-level unlimited undo.
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* By recording comments on every revision, you produce an annotated history of the project, describing what, who, why, and when.
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* Using a version control tool can be an aid to thinking about a project: getting to a stable state at regular intervals and then writing a description of what you did is an easy way to stay organized and on track.
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Bazaar-NG remembers the *ancestry* of a revision: the previous revisions that it is based upon. A single revision may have more than one direct descendant, each with different changes, representing a divergence in the evolution of the tree.
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By branching, Bazaar-NG allows multiple people to cooperate on the evolution of a project, without all needing to work in strict
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lock-step. Branching can be useful even for a single developer.
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Bazaar-NG installs a single new command,
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*bzr*. Everything else is a subcommand of this. You can get
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some help with ``bzr help``. There will be more in the future.
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Introducing yourself to bzr
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One function of a version control system is to keep track of who
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changed what. In a distributed system that requires an identifier for
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each author that is globally unique. Most people already have one of
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these: an email address.
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[after 0.0.4] To tell bzr which email address to use, put it in the file
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``$HOME/.bzr.conf/email``, or the environment variable ``$BZREMAIL``.
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If neither of these are set, bzr will use the ``$EMAIL``
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variable, or use your username and hostname.
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To check this has taken effect, or if you forget your own name, use
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the ``whoami`` ("who am i?") command::
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get spam. bzr will never
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disclose your email address unless you tell it to by publishing an
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archive or transmitting a changeset. It's recommended that you do use
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a real address, so that people can contact you about your work, but
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it's not required. You can use an address which is obfuscated, which
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bounces, or which goes through an anti-spam service such as spamgourmet.com.
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History is by default stored in the .bzr directory of the branch. In a
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future version of Bazaar, there will be a facility to store it in a
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separate repository, which may be remote.
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There will be a facility to store it in a separate repository, which
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may be remote. We create a new branch by running *bzr init* in
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an existing directory::
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As with CVS, there are three classes of file: unknown, ignored, and
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versioned. The **add** command makes a file versioned: that is, changes
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to it will be recorded by the system::
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versioned. The *add* command makes a file versioned: that is,
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changes to it will be recorded by the system::
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unversioned again. This does not delete the working copy in this case,
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.. [2] ``bzr remove`` will remove the working copy if it is currently
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versioned, but has no changes from the last committed version. You
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can force the file to always be kept with the ``--keep`` option to
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``bzr remove``, or force it to always be deleted with ``--force``.
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All history is stored in a branch, which is just an on-disk directory
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containing control files. By default there is no separate repository or
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database as used in svn or svk. You can choose to create a repository if
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you want to (see the ``bzr init-repo`` command). You may wish to do this
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if you have very large branches, or many branches of a moderately sized
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giving the name of the directory containing the branch. bzr also supports
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accessing branches over SSH, HTTP and SFTP, amongst other things::
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See the `Publishing your branch`_ section for more about how to put your
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Once you have completed some work, you will want to **commit** it to the
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version history. It is good to commit fairly often: whenever you get a
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new feature working, fix a bug, or improve some code or documentation.
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It's also a good practice to make sure that the code compiles and passes
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its test suite before committing, to make sure that every revision is a
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known-good state. You can also review your changes, to make sure you're
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committing what you intend to, and as a chance to rethink your work before
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you permanently record it.
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Two bzr commands are particularly useful here: **status** and **diff**.
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The **status** command tells you what changes have been made to the
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working directory since the last revision::
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it to the version history. It is good to commit fairly often:
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whenever you get a new feature working, fix a bug, or improve some
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code or documentation. It's also a good practice to make sure that
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the code compiles and passes its test suite before committing, to make
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sure that every revision is a known-good state. You can also review
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your changes, to make sure you're committing what you intend to, and
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as a chance to rethink your work before you permanently record it.
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Two bzr commands are particularly useful here: *status* and
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*diff*. The *status* command
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shows a listing with one line per file, indicating whether it has been
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Added, Deleted, Modified, or Renamed in the current revision. Unknown
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files are shown as '?'. With the ``--all`` option, the status
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command also shows unmodified versioned files as '.', and ignored
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``bzr status`` hides "boring" files that are either unchanged or ignored.
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The status command can optionally be given the name of some files or
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directories to check.
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The **diff** command shows the full text of changes to all files as a
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standard unified diff. This can be piped through many programs such as
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''patch'', ''diffstat'', ''filterdiff'' and ''colordiff''::
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The *diff* command shows the full text of changes to all
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files as a standard unified diff. This can be piped through many
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programs such as ``patch``, ``diffstat``,
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``filterdiff`` and ``colordiff``::
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The ``--diff-options`` option causes bzr to run the external diff program,
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for old and new files. The ``--prefix`` option can be used to provide
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command ``patch -p1``.
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When the working tree state is satisfactory, it can be **committed** to
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the branch, creating a new revision holding a snapshot of that state.
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The **commit** command takes a message describing the changes in the
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revision. It also records your userid, the current time and timezone, and
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the inventory and contents of the tree. The commit message is specified
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by the ``-m`` or ``--message`` option. You can enter a multi-line commit
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message; in most shells you can enter this just by leaving the quotes open
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at the end of the line.
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When the working tree state is satisfactory, it can be
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*committed* to the branch, creating a new revision holding a
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snapshot of that state.
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The ``commit`` command takes a message describing the changes
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in the revision. It also records your userid, the current time and
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timezone, and the inventory and contents of the tree. The commit
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message is specified by the ``-m`` or ``--message`` option.
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review the diff to make sure they did what they said they did. (This file
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If you use neither the ``-m`` nor the ``-F`` option then bzr will open an
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editor for you to enter a message. The editor to run is controlled by
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your ``$VISUAL`` or ``$EDITOR`` environment variable, which can be overridden
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by the ``editor`` setting in ``~/.bazaar/bazaar.conf``; ``$BZR_EDITOR`` will
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override either of the above mentioned editor options. If you quit the
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editor without making any changes, the commit will be cancelled.
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The file that is opened in the editor contains a horizontal line. The part
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of the file below this line is included for information only, and will not
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form part of the commit message. Below the separator is shown the list of
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files that are changed in the commit. You should write your message above
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the line, and then save the file and exit.
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If you would like to see the diff that will be committed as you edit the
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message you can use the ``--show-diff`` option to ``commit``. This will include
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the diff in the editor when it is opened, below the separator and the
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information about the files that will be committed. This means that you can
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read it as you write the message, but the diff itself wont be seen in the
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commit message when you have finished. If you would like parts to be
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included in the message you can copy and paste them above the separator.
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Marking bugs as fixed
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Many changes to a project are as a result of fixing bugs. Bazaar can keep
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metadata about bugs you fixed when you commit them. To do this you use the
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``--fixes`` option. This option takes an argument that looks like this::
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% bzr commit --fixes <tracker>:<id>
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Where ``<tracker>`` is an identifier for a bug tracker and ``<id>`` is an
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identifier for a bug that is tracked in that bug tracker. ``<id>`` is usually
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a number. Bazaar already knows about a few popular bug trackers. They are
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bugs.launchpad.net, bugs.debian.org, and bugzilla.gnome.org. These trackers
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have their own identifiers: lp, deb, and gnome respectively. For example,
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if you made a change to fix the bug #1234 on bugs.launchpad.net, you would
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use the following command to commit your fix::
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the changes to those files will be committed. For example::
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subdirectory. To commit from only the current directory down, use::
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**revert** command to go back to the previous head version. It's a good
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idea to use ``bzr diff`` first to see what will be removed. By default the
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revert command reverts the whole tree; if file or directory names are
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given then only those ones will be affected. ``bzr revert`` also clears the
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list of pending merges revisions.
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``revert`` command to go back to the previous head version. It's a
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good idea to use ``bzr diff`` first to see what will be removed.
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By default the revert command reverts the whole tree; if file or
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such as editor backups, object or bytecode files, and built programs. You
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can simply not add them, but then they'll always crop up as unknown files.
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You can also tell bzr to ignore these files by adding them to a file
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called ``.bzrignore`` at the top of the tree.
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This file contains a list of file wildcards (or "globs"), one per line.
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Typical contents are like this::
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versioned, such as editor backups, object or bytecode files, and built
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programs. You can simply not add them, but then they'll always crop
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up as unknown files. You can also tell bzr to ignore these files by
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adding them to a file called ``.bzrignore`` at the top of the
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This file contains a list of file wildcards (or "globs"), one
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per line. Typical contents are like this::
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the previous example ignores files with extension ``.o`` in all
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subdirectories, but this example ignores only ``config.h`` at the top level
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and HTML files in ``doc/``::
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from the top of the tree; otherwise it is matched against only the
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filename. So the previous example ignores ``*.o`` in all
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subdirectories, but this example ignores only config.h at the top
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level and HTML files in ``doc/``::
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add an ignored file. Ignore patterns have no effect on versioned files;
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they only determine whether unversioned files are reported as unknown or
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The ``.bzrignore`` file should normally be versioned, so that new copies
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of the branch see the same patterns::
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add an ignored file. Ignore patterns have no effect on versioned
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files; they only determine whether unversioned files are reported as
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The ``.bzrignore`` file should normally be versioned, so that new
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``bzr ignore`` command. The ``bzr ignore`` command takes filenames and/or
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patterns as arguments and then adds them to the ``.bzrignore`` file. If a
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``.bzrignore`` file does not exist the ``bzr ignore`` command will
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automatically create one for you, and implicitly add it to be versioned::
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commit the automatically created ``.bzrignore`` file::
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There are some ignored files which are not project specific, but more user
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specific. Things like editor temporary files, or personal temporary files.
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ignore file in ``~/.bazaar/ignore`` [1]_. It has the same syntax as the
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per-project ignore file.
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The ``bzr log`` command shows a list of previous revisions. The ``bzr log
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--forward`` command does the same in chronological order to get most
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% bzr log -r 1000.. # Revision 1000 and everything after it
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The ``bzr info`` command shows some summary information about the working
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bzr versions files and directories in a way that can keep track of renames
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You can delete files or directories by just deleting them from the working
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directory. This is a bit different to CVS, which requires that you also
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``bzr remove`` makes the file un-versioned, but may or may not delete the
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working copy [2]_. This is useful when you add the wrong file, or decide that
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a file should actually not be versioned.
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working directory. This is a bit different to CVS, which requires
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that you also do *cvs remove*.
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*bzr remove* makes the file un-versioned, but does not
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delete the working copy. This is useful when you add the wrong file,
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or decide that a file should actually not be versioned. ::
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If you remove the wrong file by accident, you can use ``bzr revert`` to
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Often rather than starting your own project, you will want to submit a
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change to an existing project. To do this, you'll need to get a copy of
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the existing branch. Because this new copy is potentially a new branch,
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the command is called **branch**::
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submit a change to an existing project. You can get a copy of an
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existing branch by copying its directory, expanding a tarball, or by a
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remote copy using something like rsync. You can also use bzr to fetch
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a copy. Because this new copy is potentially a new branch, the
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command is called *branch*::
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This copies down the complete history of this branch, so we can do all
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operations on it locally: log, annotate, making and merging branches.
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There will be an option to get only part of the history if you wish.
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You can also get a copy of an existing branch by copying its directory,
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expanding a tarball, or by a remote copy using something like rsync.
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This copies down the complete history of this branch, so we can
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do all operations on it locally: log, annotate, making and merging
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branches. There will be an option to get only part of the history if
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Following upstream changes
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You can stay up-to-date with the parent branch by "pulling" in their
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You can stay up-to-date with the parent branch by *pulling*
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After this change, the local directory will be a mirror of the source. This
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includes the ''revision-history'' - which is a list of the commits done in
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this branch, rather than merged from other branches.
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This command only works if your local (destination) branch is either an
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older copy of the parent branch with no new commits of its own, or if the
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most recent commit in your local branch has been merged into the parent
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Merging from related branches
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If two branches have diverged (both have unique changes) then ``bzr
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merge`` is the appropriate command to use. Merge will automatically
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calculate the changes that exist in the branch you're merging from that
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are not in your branch and attempt to apply them in your branch.
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If there is a conflict during a merge, 3 files with the same basename
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are created. The filename of the common base is appended with ".BASE",
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the filename of the file containing your changes is appended with
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".THIS" and the filename with the changes from the other tree is
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appended with ".OTHER". Using a program such as kdiff3, you can now
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comfortably merge them into one file. In order to commit you have to
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rename the merged file (".THIS") to the original file name. To
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complete the conflict resolution you must use the resolve command,
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which will remove the ".OTHER" and ".BASE" files. As long as there
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exist files with .BASE, .THIS or .OTHER the commit command will
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% kdiff3 file.BASE file.OTHER file.THIS
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[**TODO**: explain conflict markers within files]
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Publishing your branch
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You don't need a special server to publish a bzr branch, just a normal web
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server. Just mirror the files to your server, including the .bzr
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directory. One can push a branch (or the changes for a branch) by one of
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the following three methods:
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* The best method is to use bzr itself to do it.
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% bzr push bzr+ssh://servername.com/path/to/directory
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(The destination directory must already exist unless the
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``--create-prefix`` option is used.)
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* Another option is the ``rspush`` plugin that comes with BzrTools, which
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uses rsync to push the changes to the revision history and the working
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rsync, or other related file transfer methods. This is usually less safe
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Moving changes between trees
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It happens to the best of us: sometimes you'll make changes in the wrong
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tree. Maybe because you've accidentally started work in the wrong directory,
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expected, so you start a new branch for it.
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with a regular merge. The changes will remain in OLDDIR, but you can use ``bzr
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revert OLDDIR`` to remove them, once you're satisfied with NEWDIR.
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NEWDIR does not have to be a copy of OLDDIR, but they should be related.
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parent branch. Otherwise, the branches are said to have *diverged*,
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