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aegis -New_Project_Alias(1) | aegis -New_Project_Alias(1) |
NAME¶
aegis new project alias - create a new project aliasSYNOPSIS¶
aegis -New_Project_Alias [ option... ] project-name alias-nameDESCRIPTION¶
The aegis -New_Project_Alias command is used to create a projects alias, so that branches of projects may be referred by a shorter or more specific name. The project name must be given on the command line; the default project is not sufficient. The project named may be a top-level project, or it may be a branch (to any depth of branch). The new alias name must also be given on the command line, and it must be the second name. Project aliases have fewer limits than project names: they must not need shell quoting, that's all.Example¶
Aliases may be used in may ways. The most common is to give a particular release a code name. You would do this by sayingaenpa example.4.2 sydney
This would make “sydney” an alias for the “example.4.2”
branch.
Another use for aliases is to have a fixed alias for your active branch, so that
your developer team does not need to change their default project, even though
the branch number moves on for each release. You could say
aenpa example.4.2 example.cur
This would make “example.cur” an alias for the
“example.4.2” branch. When this was finished, and 4.3 started, a
project administrator could say
aerpa example.cur
aenpa example.4.3 example.cur
Now “example.cur” is an alias for the “example.4.3”
branch, but the developers need only reference “example.cur” to
always work on the right branch.
OPTIONS¶
The following options are understood:- -Help
-
ERRORS¶
It is an error if the old project does not exist.EXIT STATUS¶
The aegis command will exit with a status of 1 on any error. The aegis command will only exit with a status of 0 if there are no errors.ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES¶
See aegis(1) for a list of environment variables which may affect this command. See aepconf(5) for the project configuration file's project_specific field for how to set environment variables for all commands executed by Aegis.SEE ALSO¶
- aerpa(1)
- Remove project alias.
COPYRIGHT¶
aegis version 4.24.3.D001AUTHOR¶
Peter Miller | E-Mail: | millerp@canb.auug.org.au |
/\/\* | WWW: | http://www.canb.auug.org.au/~millerp/ |
Aegis | Reference Manual |