# Braid 0.5 - vendor branch management tool

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/braid-0-5-vendor-branch-management-tool/152061>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [October 29, 2008, 4:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/braid-0-5-vendor-branch-management-tool/152061 "2008-10-29T16:26:18Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 29, 2008, 4:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/braid-0-5-vendor-branch-management-tool/152061/1 "2008-10-29T16:26:18Z")

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= Braid

Braid is a simple tool to help track git and svn vendor branches in a  
git repository.

This is a major release that brings two main features (no more braid/  
track branch and better merging support) and lots of usability  
changes, bugfixes and tweaks.

The braid project page has now moved to github, mainly because we  
wanted to use the wiki for documentation.

> **[GitHub: Let’s build from here](https://github.com/)**
>
> GitHub is where over 100 million developers shape the future of software, together. Contribute to the open source community, manage your Git repositories, review code like a pro, track bugs and fea...

Braid now also has a google group. If you have questions or ideas  
about braid, please subscribe.

[http://groups.google.com/group/braid-gem](http://groups.google.com/group/braid-gem)

= Installing

gem install braid

= Important changes from 0.4

- removed braid/track branch
- use merge-recursive to allow changes from upstream to be  
automatically merged in
- added local cache to workaround git fetch limitations

= Other changes from 0.4

- improved messages
- refactoring all around
- moved to test/spec from rspec
- basic integration tests

= Coming soon in braid 0.6

- braid switch
- braid format-patch
- braid import
- braid outdated
- braid list
- bash completion
- possibly, windows compatibility

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**Post date:** [November 1, 2008, 12:29am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/braid-0-5-vendor-branch-management-tool/152061/2 "2008-11-01T00:29:27Z")

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On Oct 29, 11:25 am, Cristi B. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> wanted to use the wiki for documentation.
> 
> [GitHub: Let’s build from here · GitHub](http://github.com/evilchelu/braid/wikis/home)

What does this actually do?

braid add git://github.com/mojombo/grit.git lib/grit

Does it clone the whole grit repository into lib/grit? I’ve read  
through the docs and see nothing that explains this. Of cource, I  
could just try it but I’d like to know what I’m getting into 😉

Thanks,  
T.