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# Copyright (C) 2006, 2009 Canonical Ltd
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#
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# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
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# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
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# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
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# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
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# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
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# GNU General Public License for more details.
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# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
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# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
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# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
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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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import sys
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import bzrlib
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from bzrlib import (
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    osutils,
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    registry,
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    )
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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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#----------------------------------------------------
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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 _load_from_file(topic_name):
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    """Load help from a file.
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    Topics are expected to be txt files in bzrlib.help_topics.
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    """
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    resource_name = osutils.pathjoin("en", "%s.txt" % (topic_name,))
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    return osutils.resource_string('bzrlib.help_topics', resource_name)
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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(
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"""Revision Identifiers
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A revision identifier refers to a specific state of a branch's history.  It
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can be expressed in several ways.  It can begin with a keyword to
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unambiguously specify a given lookup type; some examples are 'last:1',
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'before:yesterday' and 'submit:'.
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checked as a revision number, a tag, a revision id, a date specification, or a
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branch specification, in that order.  For example, 'date:today' could be
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written as simply 'today', though if you have a tag called 'today' that will
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be found first.
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If 'REV1' and 'REV2' are revision identifiers, then 'REV1..REV2' denotes a
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revision range. Examples: '3647..3649', 'date:yesterday..-1' and
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Ranges are interpreted differently by different commands. To the "log" command,
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a range is a sequence of log messages, but to the "diff" command, the range
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denotes a change between revisions (and not a sequence of changes).  In
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addition, "log" considers a closed range whereas "diff" and "merge" consider it
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to be open-ended, that is, they include one end but not the other.  For example:
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"bzr log -r 3647..3649" shows the messages of revisions 3647, 3648 and 3649,
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""")
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    details = []
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    details.append("\nIn addition, plugins can provide other keywords.")
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    details.append("\nA detailed description of each keyword is 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 prefix, i in bzrlib.revisionspec.revspec_registry.iteritems():
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        if doc == bzrlib.revisionspec.RevisionSpec.help_txt:
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            summary = "N/A"
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        # Note: The leading : here are HACKs to get reStructuredText
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def _help_on_transport(name):
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        transport_list_registry,
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       help_lines = textwrap.wrap(help, maxl - prefix_width,
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            break_long_words=False)
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       line_with_indent = '\n' + ' ' * prefix_width
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    for proto in protos:
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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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        out += "\nSupported modifiers::\n\n  " + \
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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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  bzr commit         save some or all changes
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  bzr send           send changes via email
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"""
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--version      Print the version number. Must be supplied before the command.
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--builtin      Use the built-in version of a command, not the plugin version.
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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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command. The changes need to be applied before any non-local commit, but
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It is also possible to create a "lightweight" checkout by passing the
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--lightweight flag to checkout. A lightweight checkout is even closer to an
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SVN checkout in that it is not a first class branch, it mainly consists of the
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working tree. This means that any history operations must query the master
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branch, which could be slow if a network connection is involved. Also, as you
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don't have a local branch, then you cannot commit locally.
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Lightweight checkouts work best when you have fast reliable access to the
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master branch. This means that if the master branch is on the same disk or LAN
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a lightweight checkout will be faster than a heavyweight one for any commands
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that modify the revision history (as only one copy of the branch needs to
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be updated). Heavyweight checkouts will generally be faster for any command
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that uses the history but does not change it, but if the master branch is on
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the same disk then there won't be a noticeable difference.
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Another possible use for a checkout is to use it with a treeless repository
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containing your branches, where you maintain only one working tree by
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switching the master branch that the checkout points to when you want to
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work on a different branch.
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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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end. Checkouts also work on the local file system, so that all that matters is
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file permissions.
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You can change the master of a checkout by using the "bind" command (see "help
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bind"). This will change the location that the commits are sent to. The bind
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command can also be used to turn a branch into a heavy checkout. If you
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would like to convert your heavy checkout into a normal branch so that every
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commit is local, you can use the "unbind" command. To see whether or not a
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branch is bound or not you can use the "info" command. If the branch is bound
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it will tell you the location of the bound branch.
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Related commands::
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  checkout    Create a checkout. Pass --lightweight to get a lightweight
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              checkout
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  update      Pull any changes in the master branch in to your checkout
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  commit      Make a commit that is sent to the master branch. If you have
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              a heavy checkout then the --local option will commit to the
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              checkout without sending the commit to the master
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  bind        Change the master branch that the commits in the checkout will
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              be sent to
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  unbind      Turn a heavy checkout into a standalone branch so that any
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              commits are only made locally
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  info        Displays whether a branch is bound or unbound. If the branch is
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              bound, then it will also display the location of the bound branch
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"""
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_repositories = \
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"""Repositories
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Repositories in Bazaar are where committed information is stored. There is
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a repository associated with every branch.
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Repositories are a form of database. Bzr will usually maintain this for
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good performance automatically, but in some situations (e.g. when doing
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very many commits in a short time period) you may want to ask bzr to
2604.2.1 by Robert Collins
(robertc) Introduce a pack command.
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optimise the database indices. This can be done by the 'bzr pack' command.
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By default just running 'bzr init' will create a repository within the new
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branch but it is possible to create a shared repository which allows multiple
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branches to share their information in the same location. When a new branch is
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created it will first look to see if there is a containing shared repository it
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can use.
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When two branches of the same project share a repository, there is
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generally a large space saving. For some operations (e.g. branching
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within the repository) this translates in to a large time saving.
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To create a shared repository use the init-repository command (or the alias
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init-repo). This command takes the location of the repository to create. This
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means that 'bzr init-repository repo' will create a directory named 'repo',
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which contains a shared repository. Any new branches that are created in this
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directory will then use it for storage.
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It is a good idea to create a repository whenever you might create more
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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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Update with comments from review, thanks to John and Aaron.
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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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"""
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_working_trees = \
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"""Working Trees
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Update with comments from review, thanks to John and Aaron.
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A working tree is the contents of a branch placed on disk so that you can
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Add a working-trees help topic.
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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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Add a working-trees help topic.
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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
500
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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               this will update the tree to match the branch.
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"""
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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    Change a directory into a versioned branch.
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  branch  Create a new branch that is a copy of an existing 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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Bazaar User Reference generated from online help
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2520.1.1 by Daniel Watkins
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where the columns' meanings are as follows.
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Bazaar User Reference generated from online help
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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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  X File nonexistent (and unknown to bzr)
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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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Bazaar User Reference generated from online help
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Column 2 - contents::
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2520.1.1 by Daniel Watkins
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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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Bazaar User Reference generated from online help
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Column 3 - execute::
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  * The execute bit was changed
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"""
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_env_variables = \
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"""Environment Variables
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================ =================================================================
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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.
2967.2.1 by Rob Weir
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BZR_REMOTE_PATH  Full name of remote 'bzr' command (for bzr+ssh:// URLs).
4595.17.1 by Martin
Add ability to give a path to a particular ssh client in BZR_SSH envvar
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BZR_SSH          Path to SSH client, or one of paramiko, openssh, sshcorp, plink.
3193.6.5 by Alexander Belchenko
help topic on $BZR_LOG differentiate between *nix and Win32
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BZR_LOG          Location of .bzr.log (use '/dev/null' to suppress log).
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BZR_LOG (Win32)  Location of .bzr.log (use 'NUL' to suppress log).
4747.3.7 by Vincent Ladeuil
Introduce BZR_COLUMNS since COLUMNS behaviour is too obscure.
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BZR_COLUMNS      Override implicit terminal width.
4766.3.9 by Vincent Ladeuil
Make it clear that --concurrency is for selftest only (so far).
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BZR_CONCURRENCY  Number of processes that can be run concurrently (selftest).
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================ =================================================================
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Bazaar User Reference generated from online help
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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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  email=John Doe <jdoe@isp.com>
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  [ALIASES]
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  commit = commit --strict
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  log10 = log --short -r -10..-1
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"""
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_criss_cross = \
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"""Criss-Cross
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A criss-cross in the branch history can cause the default merge technique
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to emit more conflicts than would normally be expected.
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3324.3.2 by Martin Pool
criss-cross help: suggest revert/merge
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In complex merge cases, ``bzr merge --lca`` or ``bzr merge --weave`` may give
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better results.  You may wish to ``bzr revert`` the working tree and merge
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again.  Alternatively, use ``bzr remerge`` on particular conflicted files.
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Criss-crosses occur in a branch's history if two branches merge the same thing
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and then merge one another, or if two branches merge one another at the same
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time.  They can be avoided by having each branch only merge from or into a
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designated central branch (a "star topology").
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Criss-crosses cause problems because of the way merge works.  Bazaar's default
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merge is a three-way merger; in order to merge OTHER into THIS, it must
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find a basis for comparison, BASE.  Using BASE, it can determine whether
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differences between THIS and OTHER are due to one side adding lines, or
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from another side removing lines.
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Criss-crosses mean there is no good choice for a base.  Selecting the recent
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merge points could cause one side's changes to be silently discarded.
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Selecting older merge points (which Bazaar does) mean that extra conflicts
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are emitted.
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The ``weave`` merge type is not affected by this problem because it uses
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line-origin detection instead of a basis revision to determine the cause of
3324.3.1 by Martin Pool
help criss-cross should suggest using remerge
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differences.
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criss-cross help: suggest revert/merge
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"""
1551.19.11 by Aaron Bentley
Add criss-cross help topic
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4927.2.1 by Ian Clatworthy
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_branches_out_of_sync = """Branches Out of Sync
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When reconfiguring a checkout, tree or branch into a lightweight checkout,
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a local branch must be destroyed.  (For checkouts, this is the local branch
656
that serves primarily as a cache.)  If the branch-to-be-destroyed does not
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have the same last revision as the new reference branch for the lightweight
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checkout, data could be lost, so Bazaar refuses.
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How you deal with this depends on *why* the branches are out of sync.
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If you have a checkout and have done local commits, you can get back in sync
663
by running "bzr update" (and possibly "bzr commit").
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If you have a branch and the remote branch is out-of-date, you can push
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the local changes using "bzr push".  If the local branch is out of date, you
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can do "bzr pull".  If both branches have had changes, you can merge, commit
668
and then push your changes.  If you decide that some of the changes aren't
669
useful, you can "push --overwrite" or "pull --overwrite" instead.
670
"""
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_storage_formats = \
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"""Storage Formats
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To ensure that older clients do not access data incorrectly,
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Bazaar's policy is to introduce a new storage format whenever
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new features requiring new metadata are added. New storage
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formats may also be introduced to improve performance and
680
scalability.
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4634.87.1 by Andrew Bennetts
Cherrypick lp:bzr r4743: (igc) Fix help on formats now that 2a is released (Jared Hance)
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The newest format, 2a, is highly recommended. If your
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project is not using 2a, then you should suggest to the
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project owner to upgrade.
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.. note::
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   Some of the older formats have two variants:
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   a plain one and a rich-root one. The latter include an additional
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   field about the root of the tree. There is no performance cost
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   for using a rich-root format but you cannot easily merge changes
693
   from a rich-root format into a plain format. As a consequence,
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   moving a project to a rich-root format takes some co-ordination
695
   in that all contributors need to upgrade their repositories
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   around the same time. 2a and all future formats will be
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   implicitly rich-root.
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See :doc:`current-formats-help` for the complete list of
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currently supported formats. See :doc:`other-formats-help` for
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descriptions of any available experimental and deprecated formats.
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"""
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# Register help topics
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Switch help_topics to use a Registry.
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topic_registry.register("revisionspec", _help_on_revisionspec,
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                        "Explain how to use --revision")
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Bazaar User Reference generated from online help
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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)
3892.1.2 by Ian Clatworthy
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def get_current_formats_topic(topic):
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    from bzrlib import bzrdir
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    return "Current Storage Formats\n\n" + \
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        bzrdir.format_registry.help_topic(topic)
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def get_other_formats_topic(topic):
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    from bzrlib import bzrdir
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    return "Other Storage Formats\n\n" + \
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        bzrdir.format_registry.help_topic(topic)
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topic_registry.register('current-formats', get_current_formats_topic,
719
    'Current storage formats')
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topic_registry.register('other-formats', get_other_formats_topic,
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    'Experimental and deprecated storage formats')
2768.1.1 by Ian Clatworthy
Document standard options
722
topic_registry.register('standard-options', _standard_options,
723
                        'Options that can be used with any command')
1551.9.34 by Aaron Bentley
Fix NEWS and whitespace
724
topic_registry.register('global-options', _global_options,
2768.1.14 by Ian Clatworthy
Incorporate feedback from poolie
725
                    'Options that control how Bazaar runs')
2241.2.8 by ghigo
- rename transport urlspec
726
topic_registry.register('urlspec', _help_on_transport,
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add the topics transport
727
                        "Supported transport protocols")
2520.1.1 by Daniel Watkins
Added 'help status-flags'.
728
topic_registry.register('status-flags', _status_flags,
729
                        "Help on status flags")
2376.4.36 by Jonathan Lange
Provide really basic help topic for our bug tracker support.
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def get_bugs_topic(topic):
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    from bzrlib import bugtracker
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    return ("Bug Tracker Settings\n\n" +
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Minor tweaks to bug tracker integration documentation
733
        bugtracker.tracker_registry.help_topic(topic))
3053.8.1 by Ian Clatworthy
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734
topic_registry.register('bugs', get_bugs_topic, 'Bug tracker settings')
2804.2.1 by Ian Clatworthy
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735
topic_registry.register('env-variables', _env_variables,
736
                        'Environment variable names and values')
737
topic_registry.register('files', _files,
738
                        'Information on configuration and log files')
4119.3.2 by Robert Collins
Migrate existing hooks over to the new HookPoint infrastructure.
739
topic_registry.register_lazy('hooks', 'bzrlib.hooks', 'hooks_help_text',
740
                        'Points at which custom processing can be added')
2804.2.1 by Ian Clatworthy
add branches and standalone-trees as help topics
741
4119.3.2 by Robert Collins
Migrate existing hooks over to the new HookPoint infrastructure.
742
# Load some of the help topics from files. Note that topics which reproduce API
743
# details will tend to skew (quickly usually!) so please seek other solutions
744
# for such things.
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745
topic_registry.register('authentication', _load_from_file,
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                        'Information on configuring authentication')
747
topic_registry.register('configuration', _load_from_file,
748
                        'Details on the configuration settings available')
4927.2.1 by Ian Clatworthy
conflicts topic renamed to conflict-types and other minor help clean-ups
749
topic_registry.register('conflict-types', _load_from_file,
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                        'Types of conflicts and what to do about them')
4110.2.7 by Martin Pool
Split debug flags into their own help topic
751
topic_registry.register('debug-flags', _load_from_file,
752
                        'Options to show or record debug information')
3974.1.4 by Ian Clatworthy
log-formats topic and explained range searching
753
topic_registry.register('log-formats', _load_from_file,
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                        'Details on the logging formats available')
3089.3.1 by Ian Clatworthy
move reference material out of User Guide into User Reference
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2804.2.1 by Ian Clatworthy
add branches and standalone-trees as help topics
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# Register concept topics.
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# Note that we might choose to remove these from the online help in the
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# future or implement them via loading content from files. In the meantime,
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# please keep them concise.
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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)
3368.2.17 by Ian Clatworthy
add content-filters help topic
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topic_registry.register('content-filters', _load_from_file,
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                        'Conversion of content into/from working trees',
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                        SECT_CONCEPT)
4927.2.1 by Ian Clatworthy
conflicts topic renamed to conflict-types and other minor help clean-ups
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topic_registry.register('diverged-branches', _load_from_file,
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                        'How to fix diverged branches',
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                        SECT_CONCEPT)
4208.4.1 by Ian Clatworthy
eol conversion support
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topic_registry.register('eol', _load_from_file,
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                        'Information on end-of-line handling',
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                        SECT_CONCEPT)
3892.1.2 by Ian Clatworthy
split formats topic into multiple topics
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topic_registry.register('formats', _storage_formats,
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                        'Information on choosing a storage format',
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                        SECT_CONCEPT)
3398.1.26 by Ian Clatworthy
jam feedback - make patterns a separate help topic
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topic_registry.register('patterns', _load_from_file,
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                        'Information on the pattern syntax',
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                        SECT_CONCEPT)
2401.2.1 by James Westby
Add a help topic for repositories.
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topic_registry.register('repositories', _repositories,
2666.1.1 by Ian Clatworthy
Bazaar User Reference generated from online help
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                        'Basic information on shared repositories.',
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                        SECT_CONCEPT)
3398.1.20 by Ian Clatworthy
add rules help topic
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topic_registry.register('rules', _load_from_file,
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                        'Information on defining rule-based preferences',
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                        SECT_CONCEPT)
2804.2.1 by Ian Clatworthy
add branches and standalone-trees as help topics
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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)
2401.2.2 by James Westby
Add a working-trees help topic.
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topic_registry.register('working-trees', _working_trees,
2666.1.1 by Ian Clatworthy
Bazaar User Reference generated from online help
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                        'Information on working trees', SECT_CONCEPT)
1551.19.11 by Aaron Bentley
Add criss-cross help topic
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topic_registry.register('criss-cross', _criss_cross,
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                        'Information on criss-cross merging', SECT_CONCEPT)
3338.1.4 by Aaron Bentley
Add sync-for-reconfigure help topic
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topic_registry.register('sync-for-reconfigure', _branches_out_of_sync,
3723.2.1 by John Arbash Meinel
Fix bug #270471 by updating the topic string for 'sync-for-reconfigure'
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                        'Steps to resolve "out-of-sync" when reconfiguring',
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                        SECT_CONCEPT)
2245.7.1 by James Westby
Add a help topic describing checkouts and how they work.
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2432.1.1 by Robert Collins
Add a HelpTopicContext object.
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2432.1.15 by Robert Collins
Rename Context (in bzrlib.help) to Index, for a clearer name.
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class HelpTopicIndex(object):
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    """A index for bzr help that returns topics."""
2432.1.8 by Robert Collins
HelpTopicContext now returns RegisteredTopic objects for get_topics calls.
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2432.1.17 by Robert Collins
Add prefixes to HelpIndexes.
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    def __init__(self):
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        self.prefix = ''
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2432.1.8 by Robert Collins
HelpTopicContext now returns RegisteredTopic objects for get_topics calls.
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    def get_topics(self, topic):
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        """Search for topic in the HelpTopicRegistry.
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        :param topic: A topic to search for. None is treated as 'basic'.
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        :return: A list which is either empty or contains a single
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            RegisteredTopic entry.
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        """
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        if topic is None:
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            topic = 'basic'
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        if topic in topic_registry:
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            return [RegisteredTopic(topic)]
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        else:
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            return []
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class RegisteredTopic(object):
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    """A help topic which has been registered in the HelpTopicRegistry.
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    These topics consist of nothing more than the name of the topic - all
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    data is retrieved on demand from the registry.
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    """
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    def __init__(self, topic):
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        """Constructor.
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        :param topic: The name of the topic that this represents.
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        """
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        self.topic = topic
2432.1.10 by Robert Collins
Add get_help_text() to RegisteredTopic to get the help as a string.
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2666.1.1 by Ian Clatworthy
Bazaar User Reference generated from online help
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    def get_help_text(self, additional_see_also=None, plain=True):
2432.1.22 by Robert Collins
Teach RegisteredTopic to support the additional_see_also list of related help terms.
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        """Return a string with the help for this topic.
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        :param additional_see_also: Additional help topics to be
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            cross-referenced.
2666.1.1 by Ian Clatworthy
Bazaar User Reference generated from online help
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        :param plain: if False, raw help (reStructuredText) is
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            returned instead of plain text.
2432.1.22 by Robert Collins
Teach RegisteredTopic to support the additional_see_also list of related help terms.
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        """
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        result = topic_registry.get_detail(self.topic)
3943.8.1 by Marius Kruger
remove all trailing whitespace from bzr source
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        # there is code duplicated here and in bzrlib/plugin.py's
2432.1.25 by Robert Collins
Return plugin module docstrings for 'bzr help plugin'.
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        # matching Topic code. This should probably be factored in
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        # to a helper function and a common base class.
2432.1.22 by Robert Collins
Teach RegisteredTopic to support the additional_see_also list of related help terms.
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        if additional_see_also is not None:
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            see_also = sorted(set(additional_see_also))
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        else:
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            see_also = None
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        if see_also:
2666.1.1 by Ian Clatworthy
Bazaar User Reference generated from online help
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            result += '\n:See also: '
2432.1.22 by Robert Collins
Teach RegisteredTopic to support the additional_see_also list of related help terms.
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            result += ', '.join(see_also)
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            result += '\n'
2666.1.1 by Ian Clatworthy
Bazaar User Reference generated from online help
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        if plain:
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            result = help_as_plain_text(result)
2432.1.22 by Robert Collins
Teach RegisteredTopic to support the additional_see_also list of related help terms.
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        return result
2432.1.27 by Robert Collins
Add a get_help_topic method to RegisteredTopic.
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    def get_help_topic(self):
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        """Return the help topic this can be found under."""
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        return self.topic
2485.1.1 by James Westby
Update the help topics to the latest bzr.dev.
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2666.1.1 by Ian Clatworthy
Bazaar User Reference generated from online help
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def help_as_plain_text(text):
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    """Minimal converter of reStructuredText to plain text."""
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    lines = text.splitlines()
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    result = []
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    for line in lines:
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        if line.startswith(':'):
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            line = line[1:]
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        elif line.endswith('::'):
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            line = line[:-1]
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        result.append(line)
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    return "\n".join(result) + "\n"