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release-process: document the rate limiting in automatic updates

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We check for updates only once per day, so clarify the docs.

Change-Id: Ib669ca6ebc67bc13204996fa40e1a3a82012295e
Reviewed-on: https://gerrit-review.googlesource.com/c/git-repo/+/305145
Reviewed-by: Raman Tenneti <rtenneti@google.com>
Tested-by: Mike Frysinger <vapier@google.com>
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@ -83,7 +83,8 @@ control how repo finds updates:
* `--repo-rev`: This tells repo which branch to use for the full project. * `--repo-rev`: This tells repo which branch to use for the full project.
It defaults to the `stable` branch (`REPO_REV` in the launcher script). It defaults to the `stable` branch (`REPO_REV` in the launcher script).
Whenever `repo sync` is run, repo will check to see if an update is available. Whenever `repo sync` is run, repo will, once every 24 hours, see if an update
is available.
It fetches the latest repo-rev from the repo-url. It fetches the latest repo-rev from the repo-url.
Then it verifies that the latest commit in the branch has a valid signed tag Then it verifies that the latest commit in the branch has a valid signed tag
using `git tag -v` (which uses gpg). using `git tag -v` (which uses gpg).
@ -95,6 +96,11 @@ If that tag is valid, then repo will warn and use that commit instead.
If that tag cannot be verified, it gives up and forces the user to resolve. If that tag cannot be verified, it gives up and forces the user to resolve.
### Force an update
The `repo selfupdate` command can be used to force an immediate update.
It is not subject to the 24 hour limitation.
## Branch management ## Branch management
All development happens on the `main` branch and should generally be stable. All development happens on the `main` branch and should generally be stable.