1 files changed, 2 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 31a18e18..07b26ef7 100755
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -32,11 +32,9 @@ from git_config import init_ssh, close_ssh
 from command import InteractiveCommand
 from command import MirrorSafeCommand
 from command import PagedCommand
-from editor import Editor
 from error import ManifestInvalidRevisionError
 from error import NoSuchProjectError
 from error import RepoChangedException
-from manifest_xml import XmlManifest
 from pager import RunPager
 
 from subcmds import all as all_commands
@@ -61,6 +59,8 @@ class _Repo(object):
   def __init__(self, repodir):
     self.repodir = repodir
     self.commands = all_commands
+    # add 'branch' as an alias for 'branches'
+    all_commands['branch'] = all_commands['branches']
 
   def _Run(self, argv):
     name = None
@@ -97,8 +97,6 @@ class _Repo(object):
       sys.exit(1)
 
     cmd.repodir = self.repodir
-    cmd.manifest = XmlManifest(cmd.repodir)
-    Editor.globalConfig = cmd.manifest.globalConfig
 
     if not isinstance(cmd, MirrorSafeCommand) and cmd.manifest.IsMirror:
       print >>sys.stderr, \