# Tell cruft to link to the original repo used for creating the bird
cruft link https://github.com/bird-house/cookiecutter-birdhouse
This will create the .cruft.json file so subsequently cruft update can
be used. You will need to answer the same questions as cruft create
above.
Note that after cruft link, the commit field in the .cruft.json
file will initially be wrong if you selected the default value. To ensure a
proper subsequent cruft update, you need to edit the .cruft.json file
and put the proper last commit of the cookiecutter used in that commit
field. See example here:
Reading this:
https://github.com/bird-house/cookiecutter-birdhouse/blob/master/README.rst#usage
We should be able to do:
This will create the
.cruft.json
file so subsequentlycruft update
can be used. You will need to answer the same questions ascruft create
above.Note that after
cruft link
, thecommit
field in the.cruft.json
file will initially be wrong if you selected the default value. To ensure a proper subsequentcruft update
, you need to edit the.cruft.json
file and put the proper last commit of the cookiecutter used in thatcommit
field. See example here: