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[PATCH 08/14] git p4 doc: fix branch detection example

From
PWPete Wyckoff <pw@padd.com>
Date
Jan 15, 2013, 00:47 UTC
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Make sure that the example on how to use git-p4.branchList works if typed directly. In particular, it does not make sense to set a config variable until the git repository has been initialized.

Reported-by: Olivier Delalleau <shish@keba.be>
Signed-off-by: Pete Wyckoff <pw@padd.com>
---
 Documentation/git-p4.txt | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-p4.txt b/Documentation/git-p4.txt
index 2623bee..7c5230e 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-p4.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-p4.txt
@@ -393,8 +393,10 @@ the path elements in the p4 repository.  The example above relied on the
 presence of the p4 branch.  Without p4 branches, the same result will
 occur with:
 ----
+git init depot
+cd depot
 git config git-p4.branchList main:branch1
-git p4 clone --detect-branches //depot@all
+git p4 clone --detect-branches //depot@all .
 ----
 
 

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Message 9 of 15 in “git p4 branch handling fixes”
  1. 00/14 git p4 branch handling fixesPete Wyckoff, Jan 15, 2013
  2. 01/14 git p4: test sync/clone --branch behaviorPete Wyckoff, Jan 15, 2013
  3. 02/14 git p4: rearrange and simplify hasOrigin handlingPete Wyckoff, Jan 15, 2013
  4. 03/14 git p4: add comments to p4BranchesInGitPete Wyckoff, Jan 15, 2013
  5. 04/14 git p4: inline listExistingP4GitBranchesPete Wyckoff, Jan 15, 2013
  6. 05/14 git p4: create p4/HEAD on initial clonePete Wyckoff, Jan 15, 2013
  7. 06/14 git p4: verify expected refs in clone --bare testPete Wyckoff, Jan 15, 2013
  8. 07/14 git p4: clone --branch should checkout masterPete Wyckoff, Jan 15, 2013
  9. 08/14 git p4 doc: fix branch detection examplePete Wyckoff, Jan 15, 2013
  10. 09/14 git p4: allow short ref names to --branchPete Wyckoff, Jan 15, 2013
  11. 10/14 git p4: rearrange self.initialParent usePete Wyckoff, Jan 15, 2013
  12. 11/14 git p4: fail gracefully on sync with no master branchPete Wyckoff, Jan 15, 2013
  13. 12/14 git p4: fix sync --branch when no master branchPete Wyckoff, Jan 15, 2013
  14. 13/14 git p4 test: keep P4CLIENT changes inside subshellsPete Wyckoff, Jan 15, 2013
  15. 14/14 git p4: fix submit when no master branchPete Wyckoff, Jan 15, 2013

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