CVS Quick Reference
A CVS command looks like:
cvs [ global_options ] command [ command_options ] [ command_args ]
Global options:
--allow-root=rootdir- Specify legal CVSROOT directory (server only) (not
in CVS 1.9 and older).
-a- Authenticate all communication (client only) (not
in CVS 1.9 and older).
-b- Specify RCS location (CVS 1.9 and older).
-d root- Specify the CVSROOT.
-e editor- Edit messages with editor.
-f- Do not read the `~/.cvsrc' file.
-H--help- Print a help message.
-l- Do not log in CVSROOT/history file.
-n- Do not change any files.
-Q- Be really quiet.
-q- Be somewhat quiet.
-r- Make new working files read-only.
-s
variable=value- Set a user variable.
-T tempdir- Put temporary files in tempdir.
-t- Trace CVS execution.
-v--version- Display version and copyright information for
CVS.
-w- Make new working files read-write.
-x- Encrypt all communication (client only).
-z gzip-level- Set the compression level (client only).
Keyword expansion modes
-kkv $Id: ref.html,v 1.11 2005/09/01 16:44:56 oberon Exp $
-kkvl $Id: ref.html,v 1.11 2005/09/01 16:44:56 oberon Exp $
-kk $Id: ref.html,v 1.11 2005/09/01 16:44:56 oberon Exp $
-kv info-ref.html,v 1.1 1999/04/14 19:04:02 kingdon Exp
-ko no expansion
-kb no expansion, file is binary
Keywords
$Author: oberon $
$Date: 2005/09/01 16:44:56 $
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$Id: ref.html,v 1.11 2005/09/01 16:44:56 oberon Exp $
$Locker: $
$Name: $
$RCSfile: ref.html,v $
$Revision: 1.11 $
$Source: /home/cvsroot/ximbiot/cvs/cvshome/docs/ref.html,v $
$State: Exp $
$Log: ref.html,v $
Revision 1.11 2005/09/01 16:44:56 oberon
* cvs/cvshome/**: Remove everything but title tags and body content.
Revision 1.10 2001/06/15 02:18:18 dprice
Tidied.
Revision 1.1 1999/04/14 19:04:02 kingdon
By popular demand, want to put the CVS Reference Card on-line.
Commands, command options, and command
arguments:
add [options]
[files...]-
Add a new file/directory.
-k kflag- Set keyword expansion.
-m msg- Set file description.
admin [options]
[files...]-
Administration of history files in the repository.
-b[rev]- Set default branch.
-cstring- Set comment leader.
-ksubst- Set keyword substitution.
-l[rev]- Lock revision rev, or latest
revision.
-
-mrev:msg
- Replace the log message of revision
rev with msg.
-orange- Delete revisions from the repository.
-q- Run quietly; do not print diagnostics.
-
-sstate[:rev]
- Set the state.
-t- Set file description from standard input.
-tfile- Set file description from file.
-t-string- Set file description to string.
-u[rev]- Unlock revision rev, or latest
revision.
annotate [options]
[files...]-
Show last revision where each line was modified.
-D date- Annotate the most recent revision no later than
date.
-f- Use head revision if tag/date not found.
-l- Local; run only in current working
directory.
-R- Operate recursively (default).
-r tag- Annotate revision tag.
checkout [options]
modules...-
Get a copy of the sources.
-A- Reset any sticky tags/date/options.
-c- Output the module database.
-D date- Check out revisions as of date (is
sticky).
-d dir- Check out into dir.
-f- Use head revision if tag/date not found.
-j rev- Merge in changes.
-k kflag- Use kflag keyword expansion.
-l- Local; run only in current working
directory.
-N- Don't "shorten" module paths if -d
specified.
-n- Do not run module program (if any).
-P- Prune empty directories.
-p- Check out files to standard output (avoids
stickiness).
-R- Operate recursively (default).
-r tag- Checkout revision tag (is
sticky).
-s- Like -c, but include module status.
commit [options]
[files...]-
Check changes into the repository.
-F file- Read log message from file.
-f- Force the file to be committed; disables
recursion.
-l- Local; run only in current working
directory.
-m msg- Use msg as log message.
-n- Do not run module program (if any).
-R- Operate recursively (default).
-r rev- Commit to rev.
diff [options]
[files...]-
Show differences between revisions. In addition to
the options shown below, accepts a wide variety of
options to control output style, for example
`-c' for context diffs.
-D date1- Diff revision for date against working
file.
-D date2- Diff rev1/date1 against
date2.
-l- Local; run only in current working
directory.
-N- Include diffs for added and removed files.
-R- Operate recursively (default).
-r rev1- Diff revision for rev1 against
working file.
-r rev2- Diff rev1/date1 against
rev2.
edit [options]
[files...]-
Get ready to edit a watched file.
-a actions- Specify actions for temporary watch, where
actions is
edit,
unedit, commit,
all, or none.
-l- Local; run only in current working
directory.
-R- Operate recursively (default).
editors [options]
[files...]-
See who is editing a watched file.
-l- Local; run only in current working
directory.
-R- Operate recursively (default).
export [options]
modules...-
Export files from CVS.
-D date- Check out revisions as of date.
-d dir- Check out into dir.
-f- Use head revision if tag/date not found.
-k kflag- Use kflag keyword expansion.
-l- Local; run only in current working
directory.
-N- Don't "shorten" module paths if -d
specified.
-n- Do not run module program (if any).
-P- Prune empty directories.
-R- Operate recursively (default).
-r tag- Checkout revision tag.
history [options]
[files...]-
Show repository access history.
-a- All users (default is self).
-b str- Back to record with str in
module/file/repos field.
-c- Report on committed (modified) files.
-D date- Since date.
-e- Report on all record types.
-l- Last modified (committed or modified
report).
-m module- Report on module (repeatable).
-n module- In module.
-o- Report on checked out modules.
-r rev- Since revision rev.
-T- Produce report on all TAGs.
-t tag- Since tag record placed in history file (by
anyone).
-u user- For user user (repeatable).
-w- Working directory must match.
-x types- Report on types, one or more of
TOEFWUCGMAR.
-z zone- Output for time zone zone.
import [options]
repository vendor-tag
release-tags...-
Import files into CVS, using vendor branches.
-b bra- Import to vendor branch bra.
-d- Use the file's modification time as the time of
import.
-k kflag- Set default keyword substitution mode.
-m msg- Use msg for log message.
-I ign- More files to ignore (! to reset).
-W spec- More wrappers.
init- Create a CVS repository if it doesn't exist.
log [options]
[files...]-
Print out history information for files.
-b- Only list revisions on the default branch.
-d dates- Specify dates (d1<d2
for range, d for latest before).
-h- Only print header.
-l- Local; run only in current working
directory.
-N- Do not list tags.
-R- Only print name of RCS file.
-rrevs- Only list revisions revs.
-s states- Only list revisions with specified states.
-t- Only print header and descriptive text.
-wlogins- Only list revisions checked in by specified
logins.
login- Prompt for password for authenticating server.
logout- Remove stored password for authenticating
server.
rdiff [options]
modules...-
Show differences between releases.
-c- Context diff output format (default).
-D date- Select revisions based on date.
-f- Use head revision if tag/date not found.
-l- Local; run only in current working
directory.
-R- Operate recursively (default).
-r rev- Select revisions based on rev.
-s- Short patch - one liner per file.
-t- Top two diffs - last change made to the
file.
-u- Unidiff output format.
-V vers- Use RCS Version vers for keyword
expansion (obsolete).
release [options]
directory-
Indicate that a directory is no longer in use.
-d- Delete the given directory.
remove [options]
[files...]-
Remove an entry from the repository.
-f- Delete the file before removing it.
-l- Local; run only in current working
directory.
-R- Operate recursively (default).
rtag [options] tag
modules...-
Add a symbolic tag to a module.
-a- Clear tag from removed files that would not
otherwise be tagged.
-b- Create a branch named tag.
-D date- Tag revisions as of date.
-d- Delete tag.
-F- Move tag if it already exists.
-f- Force a head revision match if tag/date not
found.
-l- Local; run only in current working
directory.
-n- No execution of tag program.
-R- Operate recursively (default).
-r rev- Tag existing tag rev.
status [options]
files...-
Display status information in a working directory.
-l- Local; run only in current working
directory.
-R- Operate recursively (default).
-v- Include tag information for file.
tag [options] tag
[files...]-
Add a symbolic tag to checked out version of files.
-b- Create a branch named tag.
-c- Check that working files are unmodified.
-D date- Tag revisions as of date.
-d- Delete tag.
-F- Move tag if it already exists.
-f- Force a head revision match if tag/date not
found.
-l- Local; run only in current working
directory.
-R- Operate recursively (default).
-r rev- Tag existing tag rev.
unedit [options]
[files...]-
Undo an edit command.
-a actions- Specify actions for temporary watch, where
actions is
edit,
unedit, commit,
all, or none.
-l- Local; run only in current working
directory.
-R- Operate recursively (default).
update [options]
[files...]-
Bring work tree in sync with repository.
-A- Reset any sticky tags/date/options.
-D date- Check out revisions as of date (is
sticky).
-d- Create directories.
-f- Use head revision if tag/date not found.
-I ign- More files to ignore (! to reset).
-j rev- Merge in changes.
-k kflag- Use kflag keyword expansion.
-l- Local; run only in current working
directory.
-P- Prune empty directories.
-p- Check out files to standard output (avoids
stickiness).
-R- Operate recursively (default).
-r tag- Checkout revision tag (is
sticky).
-W spec- More wrappers.
watch [on|off|add|remove]
[options] [files...]-
on/off: turn on/off read-only checkouts of files.
add/remove: add or remove notification on actions.
-a actions- Specify actions for temporary watch, where
actions is
edit,
unedit, commit,
all, or none.
-l- Local; run only in current working
directory.
-R- Operate recursively (default).
watchers [options]
[files...]-
See who is watching a file.
-l- Local; run only in current working
directory.
-R- Operate recursively (default).
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