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diff --git a/Documentation/howto/separating-topic-branches.txt b/Documentation/howto/separating-topic-branches.txt index 090e2c9b01..bd1027433b 100644 --- a/Documentation/howto/separating-topic-branches.txt +++ b/Documentation/howto/separating-topic-branches.txt @@ -1,6 +1,10 @@ -From: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net> +From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> Subject: Separating topic branches Abstract: In this article, JC describes how to separate topic branches. +Content-type: text/asciidoc + +How to separate topic branches +============================== This text was originally a footnote to a discussion about the behaviour of the git diff commands. @@ -12,7 +16,7 @@ up with a history like this: "master" o---o - \ "topic" + \ "topic" o---o---o---o---o---o At this point, "topic" contains something I know I want, but it @@ -29,11 +33,11 @@ start building on top of "master": $ git checkout -b topicA master ... pick and apply pieces from P.diff to build ... commits on topicA branch. - + o---o---o / "topicA" o---o"master" - \ "topic" + \ "topic" o---o---o---o---o---o Before doing each commit on "topicA" HEAD, I run "diff HEAD" @@ -59,7 +63,7 @@ other topic: /o---o---o |/ "topicA" o---o"master" - \ "topic" + \ "topic" o---o---o---o---o---o After I am done, I'd try a pretend-merge between "topicA" and @@ -73,7 +77,7 @@ After I am done, I'd try a pretend-merge between "topicA" and /o---o---o----------' |/ "topicA" o---o"master" - \ "topic" + \ "topic" o---o---o---o---o---o The last diff better not to show anything other than cleanups @@ -84,8 +88,7 @@ for crufts. Then I can finally clean things up: "topicB" o---o---o---o---o - / + / /o---o---o |/ "topicA" o---o"master" - |