Improve the help text for 'repo init'

Signed-off-by: Shawn O. Pearce <sop@google.com>
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Shawn O. Pearce 2009-04-18 11:33:32 -07:00
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@ -35,9 +35,20 @@ The latest repo source code and manifest collection is downloaded
from the server and is installed in the .repo/ directory in the from the server and is installed in the .repo/ directory in the
current working directory. current working directory.
The optional <manifest> argument can be used to specify an alternate The optional -b argument can be used to select the manifest branch
manifest to be used. If no manifest is specified, the manifest to checkout and use. If no branch is specified, master is assumed.
default.xml will be used.
The optional -m argument can be used to specify an alternate manifest
to be used. If no manifest is specified, the manifest default.xml
will be used.
Switching Manifest Branches
---------------------------
To switch to another manifest branch, `repo init -b otherbranch`
may be used in an existing client. However, as this only updates the
manifest, a subsequent `repo sync` (or `repo sync -d`) is necessary
to update the working directory files.
""" """
def _Options(self, p): def _Options(self, p):