`vcsh` [<options>] <command>
-`vcsh` clone <url> [<repo>]
+`vcsh` clone [-b <branch>] <url> [<repo>]
`vcsh` delete <repo>
`vcsh` list
-`vcsh` list-tracked
+`vcsh` list-tracked [<repo>]
-`vcsh` list-tracked-by <repo>
+`vcsh` list-untracked [<-r>] [<repo>]
`vcsh` pull
If you need to clone a bundle of repositories, look into the
`post-clone-retired` hook.
+ You can also use a single git repository with several branches. Use the `-b`
+ option to specify a branch at clone time, the default is `master`.
+
* commit:
Commit in all repositories
* list-tracked:
List all files tracked by vcsh.
+ If you want to list files tracked by a specific repository, simply
+ append the repository's name last.
+
* list-tracked-by:
List files tracked by a repository.
+ This is a legacy command; you should use `list-tracked <repo>` instead.
+
+* list-untracked:
+ List all files NOT tracked by vcsh.
+
+ By default, the file list is shallow and stops at directory levels where
+ possible. If you prefer to get a list of all files, append `-r` for
+ recursive mode.
+
+ If you want to list files not tracked by a specific repository, simply
+ append the repository's name last.
+
* pull:
Pull from all vcsh remotes.
Interesting knobs you can turn:
+* <$VCSH_GITATTRIBUTES>:
+ Can be <none>, or any other value.
+
+ <none> will not maintain Git attributes in a special location.
+
+ If set to any other value, repo-specific gitattributes files will be maintained.
+
+ Defaults to <none>.
+
* <$VCSH_GITIGNORE>:
Can be <exact>, <none>, or <recursive>.
Defaults to <exact>.
+* <$VCSH_VCSH_WORKTREE>:
+ Can be <absolute>, or <relative>.
+
+ <absolute> will set an absolute path; defaulting to <$HOME>.
+
+ <relative> will set a path relative to <$GIT_DIR>.
+
+ Defaults to <absolute>.
+
Less interesting knobs you could turn:
* <$VCSH_DEBUG>:
If you need more, vcsh is trivial to patch, but please let upstream know so
we can ship them by default.
+## OVERLAY SYSTEM
+
+`vcsh` also provides an overlay system. Similar to hooks, the recommended
+locations are <$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/vcsh/overlays-available> and
+<$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/vcsh/overlays-enabled>.
+
+Overlays follow the same rules as hooks and you are free to overwrite any
+and all functions. Same as hooks, you can use global or repository-specific
+overlays by using either <$VCSH_OVERLAY_D/$VCSH_COMMAND> or
+<$VCSH_OVERLAY_D/$VCSH_REPO_NAME.$VCSH_COMMAND>.
+
+Please note that nothing stops you from, e.g. overwriting `status()` in
+<$VCSH_OVERLAY_D/commit>. As the overlays will be sourced and you are
+replacing arbitrary functions, any and all features may stop working, or you
+may even lose data.
+
+You have been warned.
+
## DETAILED HOWTO AND FURTHER READING
Manpages are often short and sometimes useless to glean best practices from.