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Information on how to configure Bazaar.
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Location of configuration file
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Each user gets a pair of configurations files in ``$HOME/.bazaar``. The first
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one, named ``bazaar.conf``, includes default configuration options. The other
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file, ``locations.conf``, contains configuration information for specific
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branch locations. These files are sometimes referred to as ``ini files``.
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An ini file has three types of contructs: section headers, section
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variables and comments.
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A comment is any line that starts with a "#" (sometimes called a "hash
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mark", "pound sign" or "number sign"). Comment lines are ignored by
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Bazaar when parsing ini files.
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A section header is a word enclosed in brackets that starts at the begining
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of a line. A typical section header looks like this::
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The only valid section header for bazaar.conf is [DEFAULT], which is
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case sensitive. The default section provides for setting variables
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which can be overridden with the branch config file.
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For ``locations.conf``, the variables from the section with the
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longest matching section header are used to the exclusion of other
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potentially valid section headers. A section header uses the path for
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the branch as the section header. Some examples include::
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[http://mybranches.isp.com/~jdoe/branchdir]
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[/home/jdoe/branches/]
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A section variable resides within a section. A section variable contains a
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variable name, an equals sign and a value. For example::
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email = John Doe <jdoe@isp.com>
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check_signatures = require
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Variables defined in a section affect the named directory or URL plus
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any locations they contain. Policies can be used to change how a
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variable value is interpreted for contained locations. Currently
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there are three policies available:
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the value is interpreted the same for contained locations. This is
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the default behaviour.
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the value is only used for the exact location specified by the
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for contained locations, any additional path components are
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appended to the value.
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Policies are specified by keys with names of the form "$var:policy".
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For example, to define the push location for a tree of branches, the
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following could be used::
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push_location = sftp://example.com/location
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push_location:policy = appendpath
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With this configuration, the push location for ``/top/location/branch1``
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would be ``sftp://example.com/location/branch1``.
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The main configuration file, bazaar.conf
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The main configuration file, ``$HOME/.bazaar/bazaar.conf``, only allows one
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section called ``[DEFAULT]``. This default section contains the default
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configuration options for all branches. The default section can be
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overriden by providing a branch-specific section in ``locations.conf``.
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A typical ``bazaar.conf`` section often looks like the following::
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email = John Doe <jdoe@isp.com>
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check_signatures = check-available
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create_signatures = when-required
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``$HOME/.bazaar/locations.conf`` allows one to specify overriding settings for a
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specific branch. The format is almost identical to the default section in
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bazaar.conf with one significant change: The section header, instead of
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saying default, will be the path to a branch that you wish to override a
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value for. The '?' and '*' wildcards are supported::
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[/home/jdoe/branches/nethack]
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email = Nethack Admin <nethack@nethack.com>
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[http://hypothetical.site.com/branches/devel-branch]
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create_signatures = always
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check_signatures = always
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[http://bazaar-vcs.org/bzr/*]
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check_signatures = require
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Common Variable Options
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The email address to use when committing a branch. Typically takes the form
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email = Full Name <account@hostname.tld>
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The path of the editor that you wish to use if *bzr commit* is run without
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a commit log message. This setting is trumped by the environment variable
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``$BZR_EDITOR``, and overrides ``$VISUAL`` and ``$EDITOR``.
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Defines the behavior for signatures.
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The gnupg signature for revisions must be present and must be valid.
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Do not check gnupg signatures of revisions.
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(default) If gnupg signatures for revisions are present, check them.
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Bazaar will fail if it finds a bad signature, but will not fail if
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no signature is present.
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Defines the behaviour of signing revisions.
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Sign every new revision that is committed.
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(default) Sign newly committed revisions only when the branch requires
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Refuse to sign newly committed revisions, even if the branch
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Only useful in ``locations.conf``. Defines whether or not the
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configuration for this section applies to subdirectories:
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(default) This section applies to subdirectories as well.
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This section only applies to the branch at this directory and not
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(Default: "gpg"). Which program should be used to sign and check revisions.
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gpg_signing_command = /usr/bin/gnpg
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These options apply only to branches that use the "experimental-branch6"
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format. They are usually set in ``.bzr/branch/branch.conf`` automatically, but
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may be manually set in ``locations.conf`` or ``bazaar.conf``.
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append_revisions_only
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If set to "True" then revisions can only be appended to the log, not
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removed. A branch with this setting enabled can only pull from
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another branch if the other branch's log is a longer version of its
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own. This is normally set by ``bzr init --append-revisions-only``.
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If present, the location of the default branch for pull or merge.
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This option is normally set by ``pull --remember`` or ``merge
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If present, the location of the default branch for push. This option
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is normally set by ``push --remember``.
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The location that commits should go to when acting as a checkout.
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This option is normally set by ``bind``.
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If set to "True", the branch should act as a checkout, and push each commit to
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the bound_location. This option is normally set by ``bind``/``unbind``.
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