Linux Shell Scripting Cookbook - Third Edition

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1. To create a temporary fork and merge it back into an existing branch, you must first check out the branch you intend to work on:

        $ fossil checkout trunk

2. Now you can edit and test. When you're satisfied with the new code, commit the new code onto a new branch. The --branch option creates a new branch if necessary and sets your current branch to the new branch:

        $ fossil commit --branch new_logic

3. After the code has been tested and verified, you can merge it back into the appropriate branch by performing a checkout of the branch you want to merge into, then invoke the fossil merge command to schedule the merge, and finally commit the merge:

        $ fossil checkout trunk
        $ fossil merge new_logic
        $ fossil commit

4. Fossil ...