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diff --git a/scripts/archpath.1 b/scripts/archpath.1 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6425645 --- /dev/null +++ b/scripts/archpath.1 @@ -0,0 +1,63 @@ +.TH ARCHPATH 1 "Debian Utilities" "DEBIAN" \" -*- nroff -*- +.SH NAME +archpath \- output arch (tla/Bazaar) archive names, with support for branches +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B archpath +.br +.B archpath +.I branch +.br +.B archpath +.IR branch \fB--\fI version +.SH DESCRIPTION +.B archpath +is intended to be run in an arch (tla or Bazaar) working copy. +.PP +In its simplest usage, +.B archpath +with no parameters outputs the package name +(archive/category--branch--version) associated with the working copy. +.PP +If a parameter is given, it may either be a branch--version, in which case +.B archpath +will output a corresponding package name in the current archive and +category, or a plain branch name (without \(oq--\(dq), in which case +.B archpath +will output a corresponding package name in the current archive and +category and with the same version as the current working copy. +.PP +This is useful for branching. +For example, if you're using Bazaar and you want to create a branch for a +new feature, you might use a command like this: +.PP +.RS +.nf +.ft CW +baz branch $(archpath) $(archpath new-feature) +.ft R +.fi +.RE +.PP +Or if you want to tag your current code onto a \(oqreleases\(cq branch as +version 1.0, you might use a command like this: +.PP +.RS +.nf +.ft CW +baz branch $(archpath) $(archpath releases--1.0) +.ft R +.fi +.RE +.PP +That's much easier than using \(oqbaz tree-version\(cq to look up the +package name and manually modifying the result. +.SH AUTHOR +.B archpath +was written by +.na +Colin Watson <cjwatson@debian.org>. +.ad +Like +.BR archpath , +this manual page is released under the GNU General Public License, +version 2 or later. |