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= Overview =

Usually, when you register a Bazaar branch with Launchpad, the branch is marked as associated with a particular project.

If you'd prefer to upload a branch to Launchpad without it showing up in any project's branch listings, you can use the ```+junk``` pseudo-project. This can be useful if your branch is:

 * for a project not yet in Launchpad
 * not ready to be publicly associated with a project.
 
```+junk``` branches work just like normal branches: anyone can create their own branch and they show up in [https://code.launchpad.net/people/+me your own branch list]. The only difference is that they don't appear in a project's branch list.

= Registering a +junk branch =

Registering a ```+junk``` branch is just the same as registering a branch that's associated with a project, except for two things:

 1. you register it on [https://code.launchpad.net/people/+me your own code overview page], rather that from a project page
 1. you shouldn't specify a project name.
 
 
 
= Finding your +junk branch =

'''For example:''' if your Launchpad name is ```matthew.revell```,