archpath(1)

NAME

   archpath  -  output  arch  (tla/Bazaar) archive names, with support for
   branches

SYNOPSIS

   archpath
   archpath branch
   archpath branch--version

DESCRIPTION

   archpath is intended to be run in an arch (tla or Bazaar) working copy.

   In its simplest usage, archpath with no parameters outputs the  package
   name  (archive/category--branch--version)  associated  with the working
   copy.

   If a parameter is given, it may either be a branch--version,  in  which
   case  archpath  will output a corresponding package name in the current
   archive and category, or a plain branch name (without '--"),  in  which
   case  archpath  will output a corresponding package name in the current
   archive and category and with the same version as the  current  working
   copy.

   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:

          baz branch $(archpath) $(archpath new-feature)

   Or  if  you  want  to tag your current code onto a 'releases' branch as
   version 1.0, you might use a command like this:

          baz branch $(archpath) $(archpath releases--1.0)

   That's much easier than using 'baz tree-version' to look up the package
   name and manually modifying the result.

AUTHOR

   archpath  was  written  by  Colin  Watson  <cjwatson@debian.org>.  Like
   archpath, this manual page is released under  the  GNU  General  Public
   License, version 2 or later.

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