keeping / reusing the same branch name
Pierre Asselin
pa at panix.com
Mon Jan 5 02:58:37 UTC 2009
Zorba <cr at altmore.co.uk> wrote:
> Can a branch name be reused for a new branch, after the original branch has
> been merged back into its parent ?
Maybe. The 'branch' command has a '--force' option.
> And, is it possible ot merge a branch back into its parent, and keep the
> branch alive ?
I'm sure it is. Just update back to the branch. You will be on the
last pre-merge changeset of the branch. Make changes and commit them,
the commit will sprout a new twig, still on the branch.
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pa at panix dot com
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