Remove outdated --resolve-collisions documentation (flag removed in v0.20.1)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
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@@ -198,10 +198,10 @@ bd rename-prefix kw- --json # Apply rename
# Restore compacted issue from git history # Restore compacted issue from git history
bd restore <id> # View full history at time of compaction bd restore <id> # View full history at time of compaction
# Import with collision detection # Import issues from JSONL
bd import -i .beads/issues.jsonl --dry-run # Preview only bd import -i .beads/issues.jsonl --dry-run # Preview changes
bd import -i .beads/issues.jsonl --resolve-collisions # Auto-resolve bd import -i .beads/issues.jsonl # Import and update issues
bd import -i .beads/issues.jsonl --resolve-collisions --dedupe-after # Auto-resolve + detect duplicates bd import -i .beads/issues.jsonl --dedupe-after # Import + detect duplicates
# Find and merge duplicate issues # Find and merge duplicate issues
bd duplicates # Show all duplicates bd duplicates # Show all duplicates
@@ -379,8 +379,8 @@ bd duplicates --auto-merge
# Preview what would be merged # Preview what would be merged
bd duplicates --dry-run bd duplicates --dry-run
# During import (after collision resolution) # During import
bd import -i issues.jsonl --resolve-collisions --dedupe-after bd import -i issues.jsonl --dedupe-after
``` ```
**Detection strategies:** **Detection strategies:**
@@ -565,42 +565,30 @@ bd automatically detects when you're in a worktree and shows a prominent warning
**Why It Matters:** **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. 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 ```bash
# After git merge or pull # After git merge creates conflict
bd import -i .beads/issues.jsonl --dry-run 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: # Import the resolved JSONL
# === Collision Detection Report === bd import -i .beads/beads.jsonl
# Exact matches (idempotent): 15
# New issues: 5 # Commit the merge
# COLLISIONS DETECTED: 3 git add .beads/beads.jsonl
# git commit
# Colliding issues:
# bd-10: Fix authentication (conflicting fields: [title, priority])
# bd-12: Add feature (conflicting fields: [description, status])
``` ```
**Resolve collisions automatically:** **bd automatically handles updates** - same ID with different content is a normal update operation. No special flags needed.
```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`.
### Advanced: Intelligent Merge Tools ### 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 - Leaves remaining conflicts for manual resolution
- Works as a Git/jujutsu merge driver - Works as a Git/jujutsu merge driver
**Two types of conflicts, two tools:** **Beads-merge** helps with intelligent field-level merging during git merge. After resolving, just `bd import` to update your database.
- **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
## Current Project Status ## 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 `--no-auto-flush` or `--no-auto-import` to disable automatic sync if needed
- Use `bd dep tree` to understand complex dependencies - Use `bd dep tree` to understand complex dependencies
- Priority 0-1 issues are usually more important than 2-4 - Priority 0-1 issues are usually more important than 2-4
- Use `--dry-run` to preview import collisions before resolving - Use `--dry-run` to preview import changes before applying
- Use `--resolve-collisions` for safe automatic branch merges - 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`) - Use `--id` flag with `bd create` to partition ID space for parallel workers (e.g., `worker1-100`, `worker2-500`)
## Building and Testing ## Building and Testing