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diff --git a/doc/main.tex b/doc/main.tex index 698b89c..30acd94 100644 --- a/doc/main.tex +++ b/doc/main.tex @@ -175,7 +175,9 @@ The remainder of this document discusses the script collection With quilt, all work occurs within a single directory tree. Since version 0.30, commands can be invoked from anywhere within the source -tree. Commands are of the form ``\quilt{cmd}'', similar to CVS +tree (the directory tree is scanned upwards until either the +\textsf{.pc} or the \textsf{patches} directory is found). +Commands are of the form ``\quilt{cmd}'', similar to CVS commands. They can be abbreviated as long as the specified part of the command is unique. All commands print some help text with ``\quilt{cmd -h}''. @@ -198,7 +200,9 @@ After the refresh, the patch and the working state are the same. Patch files are located in the \textsf{patches} sub-directory of the source tree (see Figure~\ref{fig:dir-layout}). The \textsf{QUILT\_PATCHES} -environment variable can be used to override this location. The +environment variable can be used to override this location and quilt +will remember this location by storing its value in the +\textsf{.pc/.quilt\_patches} file. The \textsf{patches} directory may contain sub-directories. \textsf{patches} may also be a symbolic link instead of a directory. |