wip tb-create

[topbloke.git] / FORMAT

diff --git a/FORMAT b/FORMAT
index 447a3fbd939792f63ca549d9aac6173c7ef42332..ece197637ae6ba6db920fa28aa08e0ce095a69b4 100644 (file)
--- a/FORMAT
+++ b/FORMAT
@@ -8,20 +8,23 @@ Topbloke branch is:
 In-tree, there are metadata files in .topbloke
 
     Files which are per-branch and do not inherit any contents
-    or changes from dependencies:
+    or changes from bases or dependencies:
 
        msg             brach "commit message"
+                       ("# not applicable" in bases)
 
        deps            direct dependencies, one per line
                        as either:
                                topbloke branch name
                                /refs/heads/<something>
+                       ("# not applicable" in bases)
 
        flags           flags that apply to this branch, one per line
+                       base has its own, perhaps different, set of flags;
                         Unknown flags starting with [a-z] are ok;
                         otherwise fatal.  Currently defined flags:
                                Deleted         branch is deleted
-
+                                               (valid on branch only)
 
     Files which not inherit contents and changes from dependencies: