[darcs-users] How to make branches.

[Albert Reiner]

[Daniel Carrera <daniel.carrera at zmsl.com>, Sat, 26 Nov 2005 19:02:20 +0000]:
> * Will `cp -r foo/ bar/` create a branch?
> * If I scp or ftp foo/ to another computer, will that create a branch?

Yes, and yes.  Every repo is independent of every other one.

If all the changes are recorded, `darcs get` might be more convenient:

    darcs get foo bar

> I use Thunderbird. If someone emails me a patch the way the
> instructions suggest, I wouldn't know what to do with it.

Save it to a file, and use it with `darcs apply`.

HTH,

Albert.