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.TH "GIT\-DROVER" "1" "08/25/2014" "depot_tools f0a4926" "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"
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Before working with branches, you must \*(Aqgclient sync \-\-with_branch_heads\*(Aq at least once to fetch the branches\&.
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.if n \{\
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# Make sure we have the most up\-to\-date branch sources\&.
\fB$ git fetch\fR

# Here\*(Aqs the commit we want to \*(Aqdrover\*(Aq\&.
\fB$ git log \-n 1 \-\-pretty=fuller\fR
commit fd935aae549962611c2f178dc9026f23ae2ad9bd
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 fd935aae549962611c2f178dc9026f23ae2ad9bd\fR
[drover_9999 0f36796] 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\&.commiter and commited it to the
# branch by branch\&.maintainer (us)\&.
\fB$ git log \-n 1 \-\-pretty=fuller\fR
commit 0f3679662379e7032957abcc7d63e96cec444ec7
Author:     some\&.committer <some\&.committer@chromium\&.org>
AuthorDate: Thu Apr 10 08:54:46 2014 +0000
Commit:     branch\&.maintainer <branch\&.maintainer@chromium\&.org>
CommitDate: Thu Apr 10 09:11:36 2014 +0000

    This change needs to go to branch 9999

    (cherry picked from commit fd935aae549962611c2f178dc9026f23ae2ad9bd)

# Looks good\&. Ship it!
\fB$ git cl upload\fR
# Get LGTM or TBR\&.
\fB$ git cl land\fR
# Or skip the LGTM/TBR and just \*(Aqgit cl land \-\-bypass\-hooks\*(Aq
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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\fBgit-cherry-pick\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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