 -New_BRanch(1)

NAME
-New_BRanch - create a new branch

SYNOPSIS
-New_BRanch [ number ][ option... ]
-New_BRanch -Help

DESCRIPTION
The -New_BRanch command is used to create a new branch. A branch is very similar to a change, except that a branch may have changes (or branches) of its own, and a change may not.

You may choose your own branch number, if you want. Zero and positives are legal, but negatives are not. It is an error if that number has already been used for a change or another branch. If you do not specify a change number, the lowest available positive number (1 or more) will be used.

The new branch will be a special sort of change. It will be in the 'being developed' state, but the usual commands in that stat (build, diff, etc) will not work. Instead, you must create changes on the branch, and when those changes are integrated into the branch, this is the equivalent of build, diff, etc, on the branch. Once the branch is completed, the aede(1) command may be used to advance it to the being reviewed state, and from then on it becomes a normal change. Should it be returned to the being developed state for any reason, it will once again require sub-changes to alter anything.

OPTIONS
The following options are understood:

-Output filename
    This option may be used to specify a filename which is to be written with the automatically determined branch number. Useful for writing scripts.

RECOMMENDED ALIAS
The recommended alias for this command is
csh%    alias aenbr ' -nbr \!* -v'
sh$     aenbr(){ -nbr "$@" -v}

SEE ALSO

aenbru(1)
    remove a branch

aenc(1)
    create a new change

aede(1)
    develop end