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Gerhard wrote: > Hello, > > In the CVSNT manual it says about the update -f option: > > "If no matching revision is found, retrieve the most recent revision > (instead of ignoring the file)." > > In the TCVS Update Special dialog, there is a checkbox with a label > that sounds similar. > > However, I think both are wrong. When I use this option, it seems that > if no matching revision is found, it retrieves the current revision on > HEAD -- even though there may be a more recent revision on a branch. > > Is this correct? > The command line help says: -f Force a head revision match if tag/date not found. Which is what appears to be happening when you do it. Sounds like a documentation error. The text you quote appears in Cederqvist dating back to 1992.. you're the first to notice! Tony