Remove outdated --resolve-collisions documentation (flag removed in v0.20.1)

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Steve Yegge
2025-10-31 13:40:57 -07:00
parent 223b2ced46
commit 427c88ea04

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@@ -198,10 +198,10 @@ bd rename-prefix kw- --json # Apply rename
# Restore compacted issue from git history
bd restore <id> # View full history at time of compaction
# Import with collision detection
bd import -i .beads/issues.jsonl --dry-run # Preview only
bd import -i .beads/issues.jsonl --resolve-collisions # Auto-resolve
bd import -i .beads/issues.jsonl --resolve-collisions --dedupe-after # Auto-resolve + detect duplicates
# Import issues from JSONL
bd import -i .beads/issues.jsonl --dry-run # Preview changes
bd import -i .beads/issues.jsonl # Import and update issues
bd import -i .beads/issues.jsonl --dedupe-after # Import + detect duplicates
# Find and merge duplicate issues
bd duplicates # Show all duplicates
@@ -379,8 +379,8 @@ bd duplicates --auto-merge
# Preview what would be merged
bd duplicates --dry-run
# During import (after collision resolution)
bd import -i issues.jsonl --resolve-collisions --dedupe-after
# During import
bd import -i issues.jsonl --dedupe-after
```
**Detection strategies:**
@@ -565,42 +565,30 @@ bd automatically detects when you're in a worktree and shows a prominent warning
**Why It Matters:**
The daemon maintains its own view of the current working directory and git state. When multiple worktrees share the same `.beads` database, the daemon may commit changes intended for one branch to a different branch, leading to confusion and incorrect git history.
### Handling Import Collisions
### Handling Git Merge Conflicts
When merging branches or pulling changes, you may encounter ID collisions (same ID, different content). bd detects and safely handles these:
**With hash-based IDs (v0.20.1+), ID collisions are eliminated!** Different issues get different hash IDs, so most git merges succeed cleanly.
**Check for collisions after merge:**
**When git merge conflicts occur:**
Git conflicts in `.beads/beads.jsonl` happen when the same issue is modified on both branches (different timestamps/fields). This is a **same-issue update conflict**, not an ID collision.
**Resolution:**
```bash
# After git merge or pull
bd import -i .beads/issues.jsonl --dry-run
# After git merge creates conflict
git checkout --theirs .beads/beads.jsonl # Accept remote version
# OR
git checkout --ours .beads/beads.jsonl # Keep local version
# OR manually resolve in editor
# Output shows:
# === Collision Detection Report ===
# Exact matches (idempotent): 15
# New issues: 5
# COLLISIONS DETECTED: 3
#
# Colliding issues:
# bd-10: Fix authentication (conflicting fields: [title, priority])
# bd-12: Add feature (conflicting fields: [description, status])
# Import the resolved JSONL
bd import -i .beads/beads.jsonl
# Commit the merge
git add .beads/beads.jsonl
git commit
```
**Resolve collisions automatically:**
```bash
# Let bd resolve collisions by remapping incoming issues to new IDs
bd import -i .beads/issues.jsonl --resolve-collisions
# bd will:
# - Keep existing issues unchanged
# - Assign new IDs to colliding issues (bd-25, bd-26, etc.)
# - Update ALL text references and dependencies automatically
# - Report the remapping with reference counts
```
**Important**: The `--resolve-collisions` flag is safe and recommended for branch merges. It preserves the existing database and only renumbers the incoming colliding issues. All text mentions like "see bd-10" and dependency links are automatically updated to use the new IDs.
**Manual resolution** (alternative):
If you prefer manual control, resolve the Git conflict in `.beads/issues.jsonl` directly, then import normally without `--resolve-collisions`.
**bd automatically handles updates** - same ID with different content is a normal update operation. No special flags needed.
### Advanced: Intelligent Merge Tools
@@ -612,9 +600,7 @@ For Git merge conflicts in `.beads/issues.jsonl`, consider using **[beads-merge]
- Leaves remaining conflicts for manual resolution
- Works as a Git/jujutsu merge driver
**Two types of conflicts, two tools:**
- **Git merge conflicts** (same issue modified in two branches) → Use beads-merge during git merge
- **ID collisions** (different issues with same ID) → Use `bd import --resolve-collisions` after merge
**Beads-merge** helps with intelligent field-level merging during git merge. After resolving, just `bd import` to update your database.
## Current Project Status
@@ -717,8 +703,8 @@ rm .beads/.exclusive-lock
- Use `--no-auto-flush` or `--no-auto-import` to disable automatic sync if needed
- Use `bd dep tree` to understand complex dependencies
- Priority 0-1 issues are usually more important than 2-4
- Use `--dry-run` to preview import collisions before resolving
- Use `--resolve-collisions` for safe automatic branch merges
- Use `--dry-run` to preview import changes before applying
- Hash IDs eliminate collisions - same ID with different content is a normal update
- Use `--id` flag with `bd create` to partition ID space for parallel workers (e.g., `worker1-100`, `worker2-500`)
## Building and Testing