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DSEE Line Of Descent (Lod) Argument:

An  element's  line  of  descent refers to an element's generations.  The main
line of descent is the element's unbranching generations.  Branches are called
alternate lines of descent.  Repeated reserve  and  replace  operations  on an
element  create  a  line  of  descent.  The  create  branch command creates an
alternate line of descent for an element.

A "lod",  or  line  of descent, is  denoted by element_name[/branch_path].  If
the  branch_path  is  omitted,  the  lod  refers to the element's main line of
descent.

You  use  lod arguments when referring to an entire line of descent (as opposed
to an element or version).  You  do  this  when the command affects the line of
descent; e.g., reserve, replace, merge, obsolete, and so on.

Example:

DSEE> merge -replace tree/br1 -with tree

Merges  tree/br1 with tree. tree/br1  and  tree are lines of descent for element
tree.  (tree/br1  refers  to  branch  br1,  and  tree refers to the main line of
descent.)
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