#
#
# patch "cmd_ws_commit.cc"
#  from [d1cea384ed16b9443f13c685dad44c45146d72c2]
#    to [2377cf24799c95b98017f037562f549429f83ed9]
#
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--- cmd_ws_commit.cc	d1cea384ed16b9443f13c685dad44c45146d72c2
+++ cmd_ws_commit.cc	2377cf24799c95b98017f037562f549429f83ed9
@@ -972,12 +972,10 @@ CMD_AUTOMATE(drop_attribute, N_("PATH [K
   app.work.update_any_attrs();
 }
 
-CMD(commit, "commit", "ci", CMD_REF(workspace), N_("[PATH]..."),
-    N_("Commits workspace changes to the database"),
-    "",
-    options::opts::branch | options::opts::message | options::opts::msgfile
-    | options::opts::date | options::opts::author | options::opts::depth
-    | options::opts::exclude)
+static void
+commit(app_state & app, commands::command_id const & execid,
+          args_vector const & args, std::ostream & output,
+          bool automate)
 {
   utf8 log_message("");
   bool log_message_given;
@@ -1035,8 +1033,11 @@ CMD(commit, "commit", "ci", CMD_REF(work
       app.opts.branchname = branchname;
     }
 
+  if (automate)
+    output << app.opts.branchname << "\n";
+  else
+    P(F("beginning commit on branch '%s'") % app.opts.branchname);
 
-  P(F("beginning commit on branch '%s'") % app.opts.branchname);
   L(FL("new manifest '%s'\n"
        "new revision '%s'\n")
     % restricted_rev.new_manifest
@@ -1184,7 +1185,10 @@ CMD(commit, "commit", "ci", CMD_REF(work
 
   // small race condition here...
   app.work.put_work_rev(remaining);
-  P(F("committed revision %s") % restricted_rev_id);
+  if (automate)
+    output << restricted_rev_id << "\n";
+  else
+    P(F("committed revision %s") % restricted_rev_id);
 
   app.work.blank_user_log();
 
@@ -1220,12 +1224,27 @@ CMD(commit, "commit", "ci", CMD_REF(work
   }
 }
 
+CMD(commit, "commit", "ci", CMD_REF(workspace), N_("[PATH]..."),
+    N_("Commits workspace changes to the database"),
+    "",
+    options::opts::branch | options::opts::message | options::opts::msgfile
+    | options::opts::date | options::opts::author | options::opts::depth
+    | options::opts::exclude)
+{
+  commit(app, execid, args, output, false);
+}
+
+// outputs the branch followed a newline followed by the new revision id:
+// net.venge.monotone\n
+// d2510c2eca90359794ba34989314f97a623566bc\n
 CMD_AUTOMATE(commit,
     N_("[PATH]..."),
     N_("Commits workspace changes to the database"), "",
-    options::opts::none)
+    options::opts::branch | options::opts::message | options::opts::msgfile
+    | options::opts::date | options::opts::author | options::opts::depth
+    | options::opts::exclude)
 {
-  commands::commit_cmd.exec(app, execid, args, output);
+  commit(app, execid, args, output, true);
 }
 
 CMD_NO_WORKSPACE(setup, "setup", "", CMD_REF(tree), N_("[DIRECTORY]"),