git-work, git-base: an example of how to use it.

I haven't had much feedback about git-work, to this point. Peter Baumann mentioned it was a little hard to grok. So, I have updated my github fork with a README.md that shows how I use git work and git base to manage the README.md and the master branch of my git fork on github.

The text of the section "HOW I MAINTAIN THIS DOCUMENT" is included here for the convenience of readers, or you may prefer to read the formatted version:

   https://github.com/jonseymour/git

Whenever I edit this document, I do the usual:

   git add README.md
   git commit -m "Updates to README"

Then I do:

   git work update jonseymour HEAD~1

The git work command above:
  * updates the jonseymour branch with the last commit,
  * merges that commit with $(git base) and updates $(git base) to
refer to that merge
  * rebases remaining unpublished work on top of the new $(git base)

Then, I publish the new base and the updated topic to github with:

    git push public $(git base):master jonseymour:jonseymour

The net effect is that:

  * My changes to README.md go to my jonseymour branch.
  * My public github branch reflects the work I have stabilised with
git work update - it contains my stable dependencies, but not work in
progress.
  * I keep my work in progress rebased on top of my public github master branch.
  * I keep my unpublished work private.
  * My working tree remains stable - git work update doesn't change
the tree, it only changes the history.

jon.