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guilt-select

GUILT-SELECT(1) 						   Guilt Manual 						   GUILT-SELECT(1)

NAME

       guilt-select - Select guards to apply when pushing patches

SYNOPSIS

       guilt-select [ -n | --none | -s | --series | [--pop|--reapply] <guards...> ]

DESCRIPTION

       Select guards to apply when pushing patches.

       Guards are selected without the + or - prefix. Patches are applied in the following way:

       o   An unguarded patch is always applied.

       o   A patch with a positive guard is applied only if the guard is selected with guilt-select.

       o   A patch with a negative guard is applied unless the guard is selected with guilt-select.

OPTIONS

       -n|--none
	   Remove all selected guards

       --pop
	   Pop back to the first guarded patch

       --reapply
	   Pop back to first guarded patch, select a new guard, and push

       -s|--series
	   List all guards listed in the series file

AUTHOR

       Written by Eric Lesh <eclesh@ucla.edu[1]>

DOCUMENTATION

       Documentation by Eric Lesh <eclesh@ucla.edu[1]>

GUILT

       Part of the guilt(7) suite (Generated for Guilt v0.35)

NOTES

	1. eclesh@ucla.edu
	   mailto:eclesh@ucla.edu

Guilt v0.35							    01/20/2013							   GUILT-SELECT(1)