# Overview Bard is used to manage monorepos. ### Installing Bard is meant to be installed into a "tools" folder for use with your project. ```shell mkdir tools/bard composer require --working-dir=tools/bard sonsofphp/bard echo "composer.lock\nvendor/" > tools/bard/.gitignore php tools/bard/vendor/bin/bard ``` ### Usage Initialize a new bard.json file for new monorepos. ```shell bard init ``` #### Adding Repositories ```shell bard add path/to/code repoUrl ``` #### Push changes to read-only repos ```shell bard push ``` #### Create a release ```shell bard release major bard release minor bard release patch ``` Bard will track the versions so you can just use the keywords: major, minor, patch. #### Copy files Copy the LICENSE file from the root to all packages ```shell bard copy LICENSE ``` #### Merging `composer.json` files When you have to maintain the composer.json files, this command will take the packages and merge those into the main composer.json file. It will also update the package's composer.json file with the correct values as well. ```shell bard merge ``` --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.sonsofphp.com/bard/overview.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.