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CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Quick reference to CVS commands

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Quick reference to CVS commands

This appendix describes how to invoke

CVS , with references to where each command or feature is described in detail. For other references run the cvs --help command, or see [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Index#SEC215|Index]].

CVS command looks like:

cvs [ <var>global_options</var> ] <var>command</var> [ <var>command_options</var> ] [ <var>command_args</var> ]

Global options:

--allow-root=rootdir

Specify legal

CVSROOT directory (server only) (not in CVS 1.9 and older). See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: The Repository#SEC31|Setting up the server for password authentication]].

-a

Authenticate all communication (client only) (not in

CVS 1.9 and older). See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC119|Global options]].

-b

Specify RCS location (

CVS 1.9 and older). See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC119|Global options]].

-d root

Specify the

CVSROOT . See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: The Repository#SEC9|The Repository]].

-e editor

Edit messages with

editor. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Overview#SEC6|Committing your changes]].

-f

Do not read the

`~/.cvsrc' file. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC119|Global options]].

-H

--help

Print the help message. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC119|Global options]].

-n

Do not change any files. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC119|Global options]].

-Q

Be really quiet. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC119|Global options]].

-q

Be somewhat quiet. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC119|Global options]].

-r

Make new working files read-only. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC119|Global options]].

-s variable=value

Set a user variable. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Reference manual for Administrative files#SEC205|Expansions in administrative files]].

-T tempdir

Put temporary files in

tempdir. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC119|Global options]].

-t

Trace

CVS execution. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC119|Global options]].

-v

--version

Display version and copyright information for

CVS .

-w

Make new working files read-write. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC119|Global options]].

-x

Encrypt all communication (client only). See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC119|Global options]].

-z gzip-level

Set the compression level (client only). See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC119|Global options]].

Keyword expansion modes (see section [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Keyword substitution#SEC103|Substitution modes]]):

-kkv  $<i></i>Id: file1,v 1.1 1993/12/09 03:21:13 joe Exp $
-kkvl $<i></i>Id: file1,v 1.1 1993/12/09 03:21:13 joe Exp harry $
-kk   $<i></i>Id$
-kv   file1,v 1.1 1993/12/09 03:21:13 joe Exp
-ko   <i>no expansion</i>
-kb   <i>no expansion, file is binary</i>

Keywords (see section [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Keyword substitution#SEC100|Keyword List]]):

$<i></i>Author: joe $
$<i></i>Date: 1993/12/09 03:21:13 $
$<i></i>CVSHeader: files/file1,v 1.1 1993/12/09 03:21:13 joe Exp harry $
$<i></i>Header: /home/files/file1,v 1.1 1993/12/09 03:21:13 joe Exp harry $
$<i></i>Id: file1,v 1.1 1993/12/09 03:21:13 joe Exp harry $
$<i></i>Locker: harry $
$<i></i>Name: snapshot_1_14 $
$<i></i>RCSfile: file1,v $
$<i></i>Revision: 1.1 $
$<i></i>Source: /home/files/file1,v $
$<i></i>State: Exp $
$<i></i>Log: file1,v $
Revision 1.1  1993/12/09 03:30:17  joe
Initial revision

Commands, command options, and command arguments:

add 1 2

Add a new file/directory. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Adding, removing, and renaming files and directories#SEC69|Adding files to a directory]].

-k kflag: Set keyword expansion.
-m msg: Set file description.

admin 3 4

Administration of history files in the repository. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC132|admin--Administration]].

-b5

Set default branch. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Tracking third-party sources#SEC109|Reverting to the latest vendor release]].

-cstring

Set comment leader.

-ksubst

Set keyword substitution. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Keyword substitution#SEC99|Keyword substitution]].

-l6

Lock revision

rev, or latest revision.

-mrev:msg

Replace the log message of revision

rev with msg.

-orange

Delete revisions from the repository. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC133|admin options]].

-q

Run quietly; do not print diagnostics.

-sstate7

Set the state.

-t

Set file description from standard input.

-tfile

Set file description from

file.

-t-string

Set file description to

string.

-u8

Unlock revision

rev, or latest revision.

annotate 9 10

Show last revision where each line was modified. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC134|annotate--What revision modified each line of a file?]].

-D date

Annotate the most recent revision no later than

date. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC120|Common command options]].

-F

Force annotation of binary files. (Without this option, binary files are skipped with a message.)

-f

Use head revision if tag/date not found. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC120|Common command options]].

-l

Local; run only in current working directory. See section [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Recursive behavior#SEC67|Recursive behavior]].

-R

Operate recursively (default). See section [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Recursive behavior#SEC67|Recursive behavior]].

-r tag11

Annotate revisions specified by

tag or, when date is specified and tag is a branch tag, the version from the branch tag as it existed on date. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC120|Common command options]].

checkout 12 modules…

Get a copy of the sources. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC137|checkout--Check out sources for editing]].

-A

Reset any sticky tags/date/options. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Revisions#SEC55|Sticky tags]] and [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Keyword substitution#SEC99|Keyword substitution]].

-c

Output the module database. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC138|checkout options]].

-D date

Check out revisions as of

date (is sticky). See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC120|Common command options]].

-d dir

Check out into

dir. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC138|checkout options]].

-f

Use head revision if tag/date not found. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC120|Common command options]].

-j tag13

Merge in the change specified by

tag, or when date is specified and tag is a branch tag, the version from the branch tag as it existed on date. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC138|checkout options]].

-k kflag

Use

kflag keyword expansion. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Keyword substitution#SEC103|Substitution modes]].

-l

Local; run only in current working directory. See section [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Recursive behavior#SEC67|Recursive behavior]].

-N

Don't "shorten" module paths if -d specified. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC138|checkout options]].

-n

Do not run module program (if any). See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC138|checkout options]].

-P

Prune empty directories. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Adding, removing, and renaming files and directories#SEC76|Moving and renaming directories]].

-p

Check out files to standard output (avoids stickiness). See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC138|checkout options]].

-R

Operate recursively (default). See section [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Recursive behavior#SEC67|Recursive behavior]].

-r tag14

Checkout the revision already tagged with

tag or, when date is specified and tag is a branch tag, the version from the branch tag as it existed on date. This . See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC120|Common command options]].

-s

Like -c, but include module status. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC138|checkout options]].

commit 15 16

Check changes into the repository. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC140|commit--Check files into the repository]].

-c

Check for valid edits before committing. Requires a

CVS client and server both version 1.12.10 or greater.

-F file

Read log message from

file. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC141|commit options]].

-f

Force the file to be committed; disables recursion. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC141|commit options]].

-l

Local; run only in current working directory. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Recursive behavior#SEC67|Recursive behavior]].

-m msg

Use

msg as log message. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC141|commit options]].

-n

Do not run module program (if any). See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC141|commit options]].

-R

Operate recursively (default). See section [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Recursive behavior#SEC67|Recursive behavior]].

-r rev

Commit to

rev. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC141|commit options]].

diff 17 18

Show differences between revisions. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC145|diff--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. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC146|diff options]].

-D date2

Diff

rev1/ date1 against date2. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC146|diff options]].

-l

Local; run only in current working directory. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Recursive behavior#SEC67|Recursive behavior]].

-N

Include diffs for added and removed files. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC146|diff options]].

-R

Operate recursively (default). See section [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Recursive behavior#SEC67|Recursive behavior]].

-r tag119

Diff the revisions specified by

tag1 or, when date1 is specified and tag1 is a branch tag, the version from the branch tag1 as it existed on date1, against the working file. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC146|diff options]] and [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC120|Common command options]].

-r tag220

Diff the revisions specified by

tag2 or, when date2 is specified and tag2 is a branch tag, the version from the branch tag2 as it existed on date2, against rev1/ date1. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC146|diff options]] and [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC120|Common command options]].

edit 21 22

Get ready to edit a watched file. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Multiple developers#SEC93|How to edit a file which is being watched]].

-a actions

Specify actions for temporary watch, where

actions is edit, unedit, commit, all, or none. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Multiple developers#SEC93|How to edit a file which is being watched]].

-c

Check edits: Edit fails if someone else is already editting the file. Requires a

CVS client and server both of version 1.12.10 or greater.

-f

Force edit; ignore other edits. Added in CVS 1.12.10.

-l

Local; run only in current working directory. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Recursive behavior#SEC67|Recursive behavior]].

-R

Operate recursively (default). See section [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Recursive behavior#SEC67|Recursive behavior]].

editors 23 24

See who is editing a watched file. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Multiple developers#SEC94|Information about who is watching and editing]].

-l: Local; run only in current working directory. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Recursive behavior#SEC67|Recursive behavior]].
-R: Operate recursively (default). See section [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Recursive behavior#SEC67|Recursive behavior]].

export 25 modules…

Export files from

CVS . See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC150|export--Export sources from CVS, similar to checkout]].

-D date

Check out revisions as of

date. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC120|Common command options]].

-d dir

Check out into

dir. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC151|export options]].

-f

Use head revision if tag/date not found. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC120|Common command options]].

-k kflag

Use

kflag keyword expansion. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Keyword substitution#SEC103|Substitution modes]].

-l

Local; run only in current working directory. See section [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Recursive behavior#SEC67|Recursive behavior]].

-N

Don't "shorten" module paths if -d specified. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC151|export options]].

-n

Do not run module program (if any). See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC151|export options]].

-R

Operate recursively (default). See section [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Recursive behavior#SEC67|Recursive behavior]].

-r tag26

Export the revisions specified by

history 27 28

Show repository access history. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC152|history--Show status of files and users]].

-a

All users (default is self). See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC153|history options]].

-b str

Back to record with

str in module/file/repos field. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC153|history options]].

-c

Report on committed (modified) files. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC153|history options]].

-D date

Since

date. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC153|history options]].

-e

Report on all record types. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC153|history options]].

-l

Last modified (committed or modified report). See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC153|history options]].

-m module

Report on

module (repeatable). See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC153|history options]].

-n module

module. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC153|history options]].

-o

Report on checked out modules. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC153|history options]].

-p repository

repository. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC153|history options]].

-r rev

Since revision

rev. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC153|history options]].

-T

Produce report on all TAGs. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC153|history options]].

-t tag

Since tag record placed in history file (by anyone). See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC153|history options]].

-u user

For user

user (repeatable). See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC153|history options]].

-w

Working directory must match. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC153|history options]].

-x types

Report on

types, one or more of TOEFWUPCGMAR. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC153|history options]].

-z zone

Output for time zone

zone. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC153|history options]].

import 29 repository vendor-tag release-tags…

Import files into

CVS , using vendor branches. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC154|import--Import sources into CVS, using vendor branches]].

-b bra

Import to vendor branch

bra. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Tracking third-party sources#SEC112|Multiple vendor branches]].

-d

Use the file's modification time as the time of import. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC155|import options]].

-k kflag

Set default keyword substitution mode. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC155|import options]].

-m msg

Use

msg for log message. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC155|import options]].

-I ign

More files to ignore (! to reset). See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC155|import options]].

-W spec

More wrappers. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC155|import options]].

init

Create a

CVS repository if it doesn't exist. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: The Repository#SEC23|Creating a repository]].

kserver

Kerberos authenticated server. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: The Repository#SEC35|Direct connection with Kerberos]].

log 30 31

Print out history information for files. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC158|log--Print out log information for files]].

-b

Only list revisions on the default branch. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC159|log options]].

-d dates

Specify dates (

d1< d2 for range, d for latest before). See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC159|log options]].

-h

Only print header. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC159|log options]].

-l

Local; run only in current working directory. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Recursive behavior#SEC67|Recursive behavior]].

-N

Do not list tags. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC159|log options]].

-R

Only print name of RCS file. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC159|log options]].

-rrevs

Only list revisions

revs. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC159|log options]].

-s states

Only list revisions with specified states. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC159|log options]].

-t

Only print header and descriptive text. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC159|log options]].

-wlogins

Only list revisions checked in by specified logins. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC159|log options]].

login

Prompt for password for authenticating server. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: The Repository#SEC32|Using the client with password authentication]].

logout

Remove stored password for authenticating server. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: The Repository#SEC32|Using the client with password authentication]].

pserver

Password authenticated server. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: The Repository#SEC31|Setting up the server for password authentication]].

rannotate 32 33

Show last revision where each line was modified. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC134|annotate--What revision modified each line of a file?]].

-D date

Annotate the most recent revision no later than

date. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC120|Common command options]].

-F

Force annotation of binary files. (Without this option, binary files are skipped with a message.)

-f

Use head revision if tag/date not found. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC120|Common command options]].

-l

Local; run only in current working directory. See section [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Recursive behavior#SEC67|Recursive behavior]].

-R

Operate recursively (default). See section [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Recursive behavior#SEC67|Recursive behavior]].

-r tag34

Annotate the revision specified by

rdiff 35 modules…

Show differences between releases. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC164|rdiff--'patch' format diffs between releases]].

-c

Context diff output format (default). See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC165|rdiff options]].

-D date

Select revisions based on

date. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC120|Common command options]].

-f

Use head revision if tag/date not found. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC120|Common command options]].

-l

Local; run only in current working directory. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Recursive behavior#SEC67|Recursive behavior]].

-R

Operate recursively (default). See section [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Recursive behavior#SEC67|Recursive behavior]].

-r tag36

Select the revisions specified by

-s

Short patch - one liner per file. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC165|rdiff options]].

-t

Top two diffs - last change made to the file. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC146|diff options]].

-u

Unidiff output format. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC165|rdiff options]].

-V vers

Use RCS Version

vers for keyword expansion (obsolete). See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC165|rdiff options]].

release 37 directory

Indicate that a directory is no longer in use. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC167|release--Indicate that a Module is no longer in use]].

-d: Delete the given directory. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC168|release options]].

remove 38 39

Remove an entry from the repository. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Adding, removing, and renaming files and directories#SEC70|Removing files]].

-f: Delete the file before removing it. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Adding, removing, and renaming files and directories#SEC70|Removing files]].
-l: Local; run only in current working directory. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Recursive behavior#SEC67|Recursive behavior]].
-R: Operate recursively (default). See section [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Recursive behavior#SEC67|Recursive behavior]].

rlog 40 41

Print out history information for modules. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC158|log--Print out log information for files]].

-b

Only list revisions on the default branch. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC159|log options]].

-d dates

Specify dates (

d1< d2 for range, d for latest before). See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC159|log options]].

-h

Only print header. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC159|log options]].

-l

Local; run only in current working directory. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Recursive behavior#SEC67|Recursive behavior]].

-N

Do not list tags. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC159|log options]].

-R

Only print name of RCS file. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC159|log options]].

-rrevs

Only list revisions

revs. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC159|log options]].

-s states

Only list revisions with specified states. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC159|log options]].

-t

Only print header and descriptive text. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC159|log options]].

-wlogins

Only list revisions checked in by specified logins. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC159|log options]].

rtag 42 tag modules…

Add a symbolic tag to a module. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Revisions#SEC46|Revisions]] and [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Branching and merging#SEC56|Branching and merging]].

-a

Clear tag from removed files that would not otherwise be tagged. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Revisions#SEC54|Tagging and adding and removing files]].

-b

Create a branch named

tag. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Branching and merging#SEC56|Branching and merging]].

-B

Used in conjunction with -F or -d, enables movement and deletion of branch tags. Use with extreme caution.

-D date

Tag revisions as of

date. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Revisions#SEC52|Specifying what to tag by date or revision]].

-d

Delete

tag. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Revisions#SEC53|Deleting, moving, and renaming tags]].

-F

Move

tag if it already exists. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Revisions#SEC53|Deleting, moving, and renaming tags]].

-f

Force a head revision match if tag/date not found. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Revisions#SEC52|Specifying what to tag by date or revision]].

-l

Local; run only in current working directory. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Recursive behavior#SEC67|Recursive behavior]].

-n

No execution of tag program. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC120|Common command options]].

-R

Operate recursively (default). See section [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Recursive behavior#SEC67|Recursive behavior]].

-r tag43

Tag the revision already tagged with

tag or, when date is specified and tag is a branch tag, the version from the branch tag as it existed on date. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Revisions#SEC52|Specifying what to tag by date or revision]] and [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC120|Common command options]].

server

Rsh server. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: The Repository#SEC29|Connecting with rsh]].

status 44 files…

Display status information in a working directory. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Multiple developers#SEC85|File status]].

-l: Local; run only in current working directory. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Recursive behavior#SEC67|Recursive behavior]].
-R: Operate recursively (default). See section [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Recursive behavior#SEC67|Recursive behavior]].
-v: Include tag information for file. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Revisions#SEC50|Tags-Symbolic revisions]].

tag 45 tag 46

Add a symbolic tag to checked out version of files. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Revisions#SEC46|Revisions]] and [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Branching and merging#SEC56|Branching and merging]].

-b

Create a branch named

tag. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Branching and merging#SEC56|Branching and merging]].

-c

Check that working files are unmodified. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Revisions#SEC51|Specifying what to tag from the working directory]].

-D date

Tag revisions as of

date. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Revisions#SEC52|Specifying what to tag by date or revision]].

-d

Delete

tag. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Revisions#SEC53|Deleting, moving, and renaming tags]].

-F

Move

tag if it already exists. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Revisions#SEC53|Deleting, moving, and renaming tags]].

-f

Force a head revision match if tag/date not found. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Revisions#SEC52|Specifying what to tag by date or revision]].

-l

Local; run only in current working directory. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Recursive behavior#SEC67|Recursive behavior]].

-R

Operate recursively (default). See section [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Recursive behavior#SEC67|Recursive behavior]].

-r tag47

Tag the revision already tagged with

tag, or when date is specified and tag is a branch tag, the version from the branch tag as it existed on date. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Revisions#SEC52|Specifying what to tag by date or revision]] and [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC120|Common command options]].

unedit 48 49

Undo an edit command. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Multiple developers#SEC93|How to edit a file which is being watched]].

-l: Local; run only in current working directory. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Recursive behavior#SEC67|Recursive behavior]].
-R: Operate recursively (default). See section [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Recursive behavior#SEC67|Recursive behavior]].

update 50 51

Bring work tree in sync with repository. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC171|update--Bring work tree in sync with repository]].

-A

-C

Overwrite locally modified files with clean copies from the repository (the modified file is saved in

`.# file . revision ', however).

-D date

Check out revisions as of

date (is sticky). See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC120|Common command options]].

-d

Create directories. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC172|update options]].

-f

Use head revision if tag/date not found. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC120|Common command options]].

-I ign

More files to ignore (! to reset). See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC155|import options]].

-j tag52

Merge in changes from revisions specified by

-k kflag

Use

kflag keyword expansion. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Keyword substitution#SEC103|Substitution modes]].

-l

Local; run only in current working directory. See section [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Recursive behavior#SEC67|Recursive behavior]].

-P

Prune empty directories. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Adding, removing, and renaming files and directories#SEC76|Moving and renaming directories]].

-p

Check out files to standard output (avoids stickiness). See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC172|update options]].

-R

Operate recursively (default). See section [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Recursive behavior#SEC67|Recursive behavior]].

-r tag53

Checkout the revisions specified by

-W spec

More wrappers. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Guide to CVS commands#SEC155|import options]].

version

Display the version of

CVS being used. If the repository is remote, display both the client and server versions.

watch 54 55 56

on/off: turn on/off read-only checkouts of files. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Multiple developers#SEC91|Telling CVS to watch certain files]].

add/remove: add or remove notification on actions. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Multiple developers#SEC92|Telling CVS to notify you]].

-a actions

Specify actions for temporary watch, where

actions is edit, unedit, commit, all, or none. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Multiple developers#SEC93|How to edit a file which is being watched]].

-l

Local; run only in current working directory. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Recursive behavior#SEC67|Recursive behavior]].

-R

Operate recursively (default). See section [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Recursive behavior#SEC67|Recursive behavior]].

watchers 57 58

See who is watching a file. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Multiple developers#SEC94|Information about who is watching and editing]].

-l: Local; run only in current working directory. See [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Recursive behavior#SEC67|Recursive behavior]].
-R: Operate recursively (default). See section [[CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.12.12.1: Recursive behavior#SEC67|Recursive behavior]].

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