Create a shared repository to hold branches.

bzr init-repository LOCATION

Repository format:

--format=ARG

Specify a format for this repository. See "bzr help formats" for details.

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--1.6 A branch and pack based repository that supports stacking. --1.6.1-rich-root A branch and pack based repository that supports stacking and rich root data (needed for bzr-

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svn).

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--default	New in 0.92: Pack-based format with data compatible with dirstate-tags format repositories. Interoperates with bzr repositories before 0.92 but cannot be read by bzr < 0.92. Previously called knitpack-experimental. For more information, see http://doc.bazaar- vcs.org/latest/developers/packrepo.html.
--development	Current development format. Can convert data to and from pack-0.92 (and anything compatible with pack-0.92) format repositories. Repositories and branches in this format can only be read by bzr.dev. Please read http://doc.bazaar-vcs.org/latest/developers/development-repo.html before use.
--development-subtree
	Current development format, subtree variant. Can convert data to and from pack-0.92-subtree (and anything compatible with pack-0.92-subtree) format repositories. Repositories and branches in this format can only be read by bzr.dev. Please read http://doc.bazaar-vcs.org/latest/developers /development-repo.html before use.
--dirstate	New in 0.15: Fast local operations. Compatible with bzr 0.8 and above when accessed over the network.
--dirstate-tags
	New in 0.15: Fast local operations and improved scaling for network operations. Additionally adds support for tags. Incompatible with bzr < 0.15.
--knit	Format using knits. Recommended for interoperation with bzr <= 0.14.
--metaweave	Transitional format in 0.8. Slower than knit.
--pack-0dot92	New in 0.92: Pack-based format with data compatible with dirstate-tags format repositories. Interoperates with bzr repositories before 0.92 but cannot be read by bzr < 0.92. Previously called knitpack-experimental. For more information, see http://doc.bazaar- vcs.org/latest/developers/packrepo.html.
--rich-root	New in 1.0. Better handling of tree roots. Incompatible with bzr < 1.0
--rich-root-pack
	New in 1.0: Pack-based format with data compatible with rich-root format repositories. Incompatible with bzr < 1.0
--weave	Pre-0.8 format. Slower than knit and does not support checkouts or shared repositories.

New branches created under the repository directory will store their revisions in the repository, not in the branch directory.

If the --no-trees option is used then the branches in the repository will not have working trees by default.

Create a shared repositories holding just branches:

bzr init-repo --no-trees repo
bzr init repo/trunk

Make a lightweight checkout elsewhere:

bzr checkout --lightweight repo/trunk trunk-checkout
cd trunk-checkout
(add files here)

init-repo

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