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File www/faq.tcl part of check-in [627de3bf16] - Documentation updates: Added FAQ and testimonials. by drh on 2009-01-25 21:16:55.

#!/usr/bin/tclsh
#
# Run this to generate the FAQ
#
set cnt 1
proc faq {question answer} {
  set ::faq($::cnt) [list [string trim $question] [string trim $answer]]
  incr ::cnt
}

faq {
  What GUIs are available for fossil?
} {
  The fossil executable comes with a web-based GUI built in.  Just run:

  <blockquote>
  <b>fossil ui</b> <i>REPOSITORY-FILENAME</i>
  </blockquote>

  And your default web browser should pop up and automatically point to
  the fossil interface.  (Hint:  You can omit the <i>REPOSITORY-FILENAME</i>
  if you are within an open check-out.)
}

faq {
  What is the difference between a "branch" and a "fork"?
} {
  This is a big question - too big to answer in a FAQ.  Please
  read the <a href="branching.wiki">Branching, Forking, Merging,
  and Tagging</a> document.
}


faq {
  How do I create a new branch in fossil?
} {
  There are lots of ways:

  When you are checking in a new change using the <b>commit</b>
  command, you can add the option  "--branch <i>BRANCH-NAME</i>" to
  make the change be the founding check-in for a new branch.  You can
  also add the "--bgcolor <i>COLOR</i>" option to give the branch a
  specific background color on timelines.

  If you want to create a new branch whose founding check-in is the
  same as an existing check-in, use this command:

  <blockquote>
  <b>fossil branch new</b> <i>BRANCH-NAME BASIS</i>
  </blockquote>

  The <i>BRANCH-NAME</i> argument is the name of the new branch and the
  <i>BASIS</i> argument is the name of the check-in that the branch splits
  off from.

  If you already have a fork in your check-in tree and you want to convert
  that fork to a branch, you can do this from the web interface.
  First locate the check-in that you want to be
  the founding check-in of your branch on the timeline and click on its
  link so that you are on the <b>ci</b> page.  Then find the "<b>edit</b>"
  link (near the "Commands:" label) and click on that.  On the 
  "Edit Check-in" page, check the box beside "Branching:" and fill in 
  the name of your new branch to the right and press the "Apply Changes"
  button.
}

faq {
  How do I create a private branch that won't get pushed back to the
  main repository.
} {
  You cannot.  All branches in fossil are public in the sense that
  are all pushed and pulled together.  There is no way to tell fossil
  to only push or pull a subset of branches.

  Of course, as long as you never push, you can make as many private
  changes as you want.
}



#############################################################################
# Code to actually generate the FAQ
#
puts "<h1 align=\"center\">Frequently Asked Questions</h1>\n"
puts "<p>Note: See also <a href=\"qandc.wiki\">Questions and Criticisms</a>.\n"

puts {<ol>}
for {set i 1} {$i<$cnt} {incr i} {
  puts "<li><a href=\"#q$i\">[lindex $faq($i) 0]</a></li>"
}
puts {</ol>}
puts {<hr>}

for {set i 1} {$i<$cnt} {incr i} {
  puts "<a name=\"q$i\"></a>"
  puts "<p><b>($i) [lindex $faq($i) 0]</b></p>\n"
  set body [lindex $faq($i) 1]
  regsub -all "\n *" [string trim $body] "\n" body
  puts "<blockquote>$body</blockquote></li>\n"
}
puts {</ol>}