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.\"    Manual: Chromium depot_tools Manual
.\"    Source: depot_tools 6e7202b
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.TH "GIT\-DROVER" "1" "09/09/2014" "depot_tools 6e7202b" "Chromium depot_tools Manual"
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.SH "NAME"
git-drover \- Apply a commit from the trunk to a release branch, or from one release branch to another\&.
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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.nf
\fIgit drover\fR
.fi
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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git drover is NOT IMPLEMENTED yet\&. See the EXAMPLE section for the equivalent sequence of commands to run\&.
.SH "EXAMPLE"
.SS "PREREQUISITES"
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Before working with branches, you must \fIgclient sync \-\-with_branch_heads\fR at least once to fetch the branches\&.
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.it 1 an-trap
.nr an-no-space-flag 1
.nr an-break-flag 1
.br
.ps +1
\fBMerge Example\fR
.RS 4
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.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.nf
# Make sure we have the most up\-to\-date branch sources\&.
\fB$ git fetch\fR

# Here\*(Aqs a commit (from some\&.committer) that we want to \*(Aqdrover\*(Aq\&.
\fB$ git log \-n 1 \-\-pretty=fuller\fR
commit 0421d3583f73220c8f88b1a96898fcd81222fe73
Author:     some\&.committer <some\&.committer@chromium\&.org>
AuthorDate: Thu Apr 10 08:54:46 2014 +0000
Commit:     some\&.committer <some\&.committer@chromium\&.org>
CommitDate: Thu Apr 10 08:54:46 2014 +0000

    This change needs to go to branch 9999

# Checkout the branch we want to \*(Aqdrover\*(Aq to\&.
\fB$ git checkout \-b drover_9999 branch\-heads/9999\fR
Branch drover_9999 set up to track remote ref refs/branch\-heads/9999\&.

# Now do the \*(Aqdrover\*(Aq\&.
# IMPORTANT!!! Do Not leave off the \*(Aq\-x\*(Aq flag
\fB$ git cherry\-pick \-x 0421d3583f73220c8f88b1a96898fcd81222fe73\fR
[drover_9999 5c0a17d] This change needs to go to branch 9999
 Author: some\&.committer <some\&.committer@chromium\&.org>
 Date: Thu Apr 10 08:54:46 2014 +0000
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
 create mode 100644 modified_file

# That took the code authored by some\&.committer and committed it to
# the branch by the person who drovered it (i\&.e\&. you)\&.
\fB$ git log \-n 1 \-\-pretty=fuller\fR
commit 5c0a17dd382cd098182ac9f486ccd6b86c28d96e
Author:     some\&.committer <some\&.committer@chromium\&.org>
AuthorDate: Thu Apr 10 08:54:46 2014 +0000
Commit:     you <you@chromium\&.org>
CommitDate: Thu Apr 10 09:11:36 2014 +0000

    This change needs to go to branch 9999

    (cherry picked from commit 0421d3583f73220c8f88b1a96898fcd81222fe73)

# Looks good\&. Ship it!
\fB$ git cl upload\fR
# Wait for LGTM or TBR it\&.
\fB$ git cl land\fR
# Or skip the LGTM/TBR and just \*(Aqgit cl land \-\-bypass\-hooks\*(Aq
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
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.RE
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.it 1 an-trap
.nr an-no-space-flag 1
.nr an-break-flag 1
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\fBRevert Example\fR
.RS 4
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.if n \{\
.RS 4
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.nf
# Make sure we have the most up\-to\-date branch sources\&.
\fB$ git fetch\fR

# Checkout the branch with the change we want to revert\&.
\fB$ git checkout \-b drover_9999 branch\-heads/9999\fR
Branch drover_9999 set up to track remote ref refs/branch\-heads/9999\&.

# Here\*(Aqs the commit we want to revert\&.
\fB$ git log \-n 1\fR
commit 28bb44fa7f9d5e19b73a670ae923d3a96dec250a
Author: some\&.committer <some\&.committer@chromium\&.org>
Date:   Thu Apr 10 08:54:46 2014 +0000

    This change is horribly broken\&.

# Now do the revert\&.
\fB$ git revert 28bb44fa7f9d5e19b73a670ae923d3a96dec250a\fR

# That reverted the change and committed the revert\&.
\fB$ git log \-n 1\fR
commit 4618467de1407aa159624015c8c8461ec35fbaf1
Author: you <you@chromium\&.org>
Date:   Thu Apr 10 09:11:36 2014 +0000

    Revert "This change is horribly broken\&."

    This reverts commit 28bb44fa7f9d5e19b73a670ae923d3a96dec250a\&.

# As with old drover, reverts are generally OK to commit without LGTM\&.
\fB$ git cl upload \-r some\&.committer@chromium\&.org \-\-send\-mail\fR
\fB$ git cl land \-\-bypass\-hooks\fR
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
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.RE
.SH "SEE ALSO"
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\fBgit-cherry-pick\fR(1), \fBgit-revert\fR(1)
.SH "CHROMIUM DEPOT_TOOLS"
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Part of the chromium \fBdepot_tools\fR(7) suite\&. These tools are meant to assist with the development of chromium and related projects\&. Download the tools from \m[blue]\fBhere\fR\m[]\&\s-2\u[1]\d\s+2\&.
.SH "NOTES"
.IP " 1." 4
here
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\%https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/tools/depot_tools.git
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