CVSNT command reference

1. Command List
2. add
3. admin
4. annotate
5. chacl
6. checkout
7. chown
8. commit
9. diff
10. edit
11. editors
12. export
13. history
14. import
15. init
16. info
17. log
18. login
19. logout
20. ls
21. lsacl
22. passwd
23. authserver
24. rannotate
25. rdiff
26. release
27. remove
28. rlog
29. rtag
30. server
31. status
32. tag
33. unedit
34. update
35. version
36. watch
37. watchers

1. Command List

2. add

cvs add [-k rcs-kflag] [-m message] files...

• -k	Use "rcs-kflag" to add the file with the specified kflag
  -m	Use "message" for the creation log.

3. admin

cvs admin [options] files...
THIS COMMAND BYPASSESS NORMAL CVS OPERATIONS. DO NOT USE THIS COMMAND UNLESS YOU KNOW THE CONSEQUENCES OF USING IT.

• -k		Set keyword expansion flags:
  Valid flags are one of:
  	t	Text file (default).
  	b	Binary file (merges not allowed).
  	B	Binary file using binary deltas (merges not allowed).
  	u	Unicode (UCS-2) file.
  	{...}	Extended encoding type.
  Followed by any of:
  	k	Substitute keyword.
  	v	Substitute value.
  	l	Generate lockers name.
  	o	Checkout literally - don't expand keywords.
  	L	Generate Unix line endings on checkout.
  	z	Compress deltas in RCS file.
  -l [rev]		Lock revision (latest revision on branch, latest revision on trunk if omitted). DEPRECATED - USE 'edit -c'
  -m rev:msg		Replace revision's log message.
  -o range		Physically delete (outdate) specified range of revisions:
  	rev1:rev2	Between rev1 and rev2, including rev1 and rev2.
  	rev1::rev2	Between rev1 and rev2, excluding rev1 and rev2.
  	rev:	rev and following revisions on the same branch.
  	rev::	After rev on the same branch.
  	:rev	rev and previous revisions on the same branch.
  	::rev	Before rev on the same branch.
  	rev	Just rev.
  -q		Run quietly.
  -t [file]		Get descriptive text from file (stdin if omitted).
  -t-string		Set descriptive text.
  -u [rev]		Unlock the revision (latest revision on branch, latest revision on trunk if omitted).

4. annotate

cvs annotate [-lRf] [-r rev] [-D date] [files...]

• -l	Local directory only, no recursion.
  -R	Process directories recursively.
  -f	Use head revision if tag/date not found.
  -r rev	Annotate file as of specified revision/tag.
  -D date	Annotate file as of specified date.

More info at CvsChapter87.

5. chacl

cvs chacl -R [-r tag] {user|default}:[{[r][w][c]|[n]}] [directory...]

• -R	Recursively set permissions
  -r tag	Set permissions on specific branch

6. checkout

cvs checkout [-ANPRcflnps] [-r rev] [-D date] [-d dir] [-j rev1] [-j rev2] [-k kopt] modules...

• -A	Reset any sticky tags/date/kopts.
  -N	Don't shorten module paths if -d specified.
  -P	Prune empty directories.
  -R	Process directories recursively.
  -c	Show the contents of the CVSROOT/modules file.
  -f	Force a head revision match if tag/date not found.
  -l	Local directory only, not recursive.
  -n	Do not run module program (if any).
  -p	Check out files to standard output (avoids stickiness).
  -s	Like -c, but include module status.
  -r rev	Check out revision or tag. (implies -P) (is sticky)
  -D date	Check out revisions as of date. (implies -P) (is sticky)
  -d dir	Check out into dir instead of module name.
  -k kopt	Use RCS kopt -k option on checkout. (is sticky)
  -j rev	Merge in changes made between current revision and rev.

7. chown

cvs chown user directory...

8. commit

cvs commit [-nRlf] [-m msg | -F logfile] [-r rev] files...

• -D	Assume all files are touched & send to the server for checking
  -n	Do not run the module program (if any).
  -R	Process directories recursively.
  -l	Local directory only (not recursive).
  -f	Force the file to be committed; disables recursion.
  -F logfile	Read the log message from file.
  -r rev	Commit to this branch or trunk revision.
  -c	Check for valid edits before committing.

9. diff

cvs diff [-lNR] [rcsdiff-options] [[-r rev1 | -D date1] [-r rev2 | -D date2]] [files...]

• -l	Local directory only, not recursive.
  -R	Process directories recursively.
  -D d1	Diff revision for date against working file.
  -D d2	Diff rev1/date1 against date2.
  -N	Include diffs for added and removed files.
  -r rev1	Diff revision for rev1 against working file.
  -r rev2	Diff rev1/date1 against rev2.
  --ifdef=arg	Output diffs in ifdef format.
  -c	Context diff
  -u	Unified diff

10. edit

cvs edit [-cflR] [files...]

• -c	Check that working files are unedited.
  -f	Force edit if working files are edited (default).
  -l	Local directory only, not recursive.
  -R	Process directories recursively (default).
  -a	Specify what actions for temporary watch, one of edit,unedit,commit,all,none
  -z	Store base revisions in compressed (.gz) format.

11. editors

cvs editors [-lR] [files...]

• -l	Process this directory only (not recursive).
  -R	Process directories recursively.

12. export

cvs export [-NRfln] [-r rev] [-D date] [-d dir] [-k kopt] module...

• -N	Don't shorten module paths if -d specified.
  -f	Force a head revision match if tag/date not found.
  -l	Local directory only, not recursive.
  -R	Process directories recursively (default).
  -n	Do not run module program (if any).
  -r rev	Export revision or tag.
  -D date	Export revisions as of date.
  -d dir	Export into dir instead of module name.
  -k kopt	Use RCS kopt -k option on checkout.

13. history

cvs history [-report] [-flags] [-options args] [files...]

• Reports:
  -T	Produce report on all TAGs.
  -c	Committed (Modified) files.
  -o	Checked out modules.
  -m module	Look for specified module (repeatable)
  -x [type]	[TOEFWUCGMAR] Extract by record type .
  -e	Everything (same as -x, but all record types).
  Flags:
  -a	All users (Default is self).
  -l	Last modified (committed or modified report).
  -w	Working directory must match.
  Options:
  -D date	Since date (Many formats).
  -b str	Back to record with str in module/file/repos field.
  -f file	Specified file (same as command line) (repeatable).
  -n module	In module (repeatable).
  -p repo	In repository (repeatable).
  -r rev	Since rev or tag (looks inside RCS files!).
  -t tag	Since tag record placed in history file (by anyone).
  -u user	For user name (repeatable).
  -z timezone	Output for time zone <> (e.g. -z -0700).

14. import

cvs import [C] [-d] [-f] [-k subst] [-I ign] [-m msg] [-b branch] [-W spec] [-n] repository [vendor-tag] [release-tags...]

• -C	Create CVS directories while importing.
  -d	Use the file's modification time as the time of import.
  -f	Overwrite existing release tags.
  -k sub	Set default RCS keyword substitution mode.
  -I ign	More files to ignore (! to reset).
  -b bra	Vendor branch id.
  -m msg	Log message.
  -W spec	Wrappers specification line.
  -n	Don't create vendor tag.

15. init

cvs init

16. info

cvs info [protocol]

17. log

cvs log [-lRhtNbT] [-r[revisions]] [-d dates] [-s states] [-w[logins]] [files...]

• -l		Local directory only, no recursion.
  -R		Only print name of RCS file.
  -h		Only print header.
  -t		Only print header and descriptive text.
  -N		Do not list tags.
  -b		Only list revisions on the default branch.
  -T		Display dates and times in client local time rather than UTC.
  -r [revisions]		Specify revision(s)s to list:
  	rev1:rev2	Between rev1 and rev2, including rev1 and rev2.
  	rev1:rev2	Between rev1 and rev2, excluding rev1 and rev2.
  	rev:	rev and following revisions on the same branch.
  	rev::	After rev on the same branch.
  	:rev	rev and previous revisions on the same branch.
  	::rev	Before rev on the same branch.
  	rev	Just rev.
  	branch	All revisions on the branch.
  	branch.	The last revision on the branch.
  -d dates		Specify dates (D1<D2 for range, D for latest before).
  -s states		Only list revisions with specified states.
  -w [logins]		Only list revisions checked in by specified logins.
  -x		cvsnt 2.x compatible output (default).
  -X		cvs 1.x/RCS 5.7 compatible output.

18. login

cvs login

19. logout

cvs logout

20. ls

cvs ls [-q] [-e] [-l] [-R] [-T] [-r rev] [-D date] [modules...]

• -q	Quieter Output.
  -e	Display in CVS/Entries format.
  -l	Display all details.
  -R	List recursively.
  -T	Display dates and times in client local time rather than UTC.
  -r rev	Show files with revision or tag.
  -D date	Show files from date.

21. lsacl

cvs lsacl [directory...]

22. passwd

cvs passwd [-a] [-x] [-X] [-r real_user] [-R] [-D domain] [username]

• -a	Add user.
  -x	Disable user.
  -X	Delete user.
  -r	Alias username to real system user.
  -R	Remove alias to real system user.
  -D	Use domain password (Win32 only).

23. authserver

cvs authserver

Normally invoked by a cvs client on a remote machine.

24. rannotate

cvs rannotate [-lRf] [-r rev] [-D date] [files...]

• -l	Local directory only, no recursion.
  -R	Process directories recursively.
  -f	Use head revision if tag/date not found.
  -r rev	Annotate file as of specified revision/tag.
  -D date	Annotate file as of specified date.

25. rdiff

cvs rdiff [-flR] [-c|-u] [-s|-t] [-V %d] -r rev|-D date [-r rev2 | -D date2] modules...

• -f	Force a head revision match if tag/date not found.
  -l	Local directory only, not recursive.
  -R	Process directories recursively.
  -c	Context diffs (default).
  -u	Unidiff format.
  -s	Short patch - one line per file.
  -t	Top two diffs - last change made to the file.
  -D date	Date.
  -r rev	Revision - symbolic or numeric.
  -V vers	Use RCS Version "vers" for keyword expansion.

26. release

cvs release [-d [-f]] [-e] directories...

• -d	Delete the given directory.
  -f	Delete the directory even if non-cvs files still exist.
  -e	Only delete the administrative (CVS) directories.

27. remove

cvs remove [-flR] [files...]

• -f	Delete the file before removing it.
  -l	Process this directory only (not recursive).
  -R	Process directories recursively.

28. rlog

cvs rlog [-lRhtSNb] [-r[revisions]] [-d dates] [-s states] [-w[logins]] [files...]

• -l		Local directory only, no recursion.
  -R		Only print name of RCS file.
  -h		Only print header.
  -t		Only print header and descriptive text.
  -N		Do not list tags.
  -b		Only list revisions on the default branch.
  -r [revisions]		Specify revision(s)s to list:
  	rev1:rev2	Between rev1 and rev2, including rev1 and rev2.
  	rev1:rev2	Between rev1 and rev2, excluding rev1 and rev2.
  	rev:	rev and following revisions on the same branch.
  	rev::	After rev on the same branch.
  	:rev	rev and previous revisions on the same branch.
  	::rev	Before rev on the same branch.
  	rev	Just rev.
  	branch	All revisions on the branch.
  	branch.	The last revision on the branch.
  -d dates		Specify dates (D1<D2 for range, D for latest before).
  -s states		Only list revisions with specified states.
  -w [logins]		Only list revisions checked in by specified logins.

29. rtag

cvs rtag [-abdFflnR] [-r rev|-D date] tag modules...

• -a	Clear tag from removed files that would not otherwise be tagged.
  -b	Make the tag a "branch" tag, allowing concurrent development.
  -B	Allow branch tag to be moved/deleted.
  -d	Delete the given tag.
  -F	Move tag if it already exists.
  -f	Force a head revision match if tag/date not found.
  -l	Local directory only, not recursive.
  -m desc	Describe tag.
  -M	Create 'magic' branch.
  -n	No execution of 'tag program'.
  -R	Process directories recursively.
  -r rev	Existing revision/tag.
  -D date	Existing date.

30. server

cvs server

31. status

cvs status [-vlR] [files...]

• -v	Verbose format; includes tag information for the file.
  -l	Process this directory only (not recursive).
  -R	Process directories recursively.
  -q	Display a quick summary of each file (send more for increased terseness).
  -x	cvsnt 2.x compatible output (default).
  -X	cvs 1.x compatible output.

32. tag

cvs tag [-bcdFflR] [-r rev|-D date] tag [files...]

• -b	Make the tag a "branch" tag, allowing concurrent development.
  -B	Allow branch tag to be moved/deleted.
  -c	Check that working files are unmodified.
  -d	Delete the given tag.
  -F	Move tag if it already exists.
  -f	Force a head revision match if tag/date not found.
  -l	Local directory only, not recursive.
  -m	Describe tag.
  -M desc	Create 'magic' tag.
  -R	Process directories recursively.
  -r rev	Existing revision/tag.
  -D date	Existing date.

33. unedit

cvs unedit [-lR] [files...]

• -l	Local directory only, not recursive.
  -R	Process directories recursively.
  -u user	(administrators only) Unedit another user.

34. update

cvs update [-APCdflRp] [-k kopt] [-r rev] [-D date] [-j rev] [-I ign] [-W spec] [files...]

• -A	Reset any sticky tags/date/kopts.
  -P	Prune empty directories.
  -C	Overwrite locally modified files with clean repository copies.
  -d	Build directories, like checkout does.
  -f	Force a head revision match if tag/date not found.
  -l	Local directory only, no recursion.
  -R	Process directories recursively.
  -p	Send updates to standard output (avoids stickiness).
  -k kopt	Use RCS kopt -k option on checkout. (is sticky)
  -r rev	Update using specified revision/tag (is sticky).
  -D date	Set date to update from (is sticky).
  -j rev	Merge in changes made between current revision and rev.
  -b	-j option merges from branch point (old CVS behaviour)
  -m	-j option merges from merge point (cvsnt default behaviour)
  -I ign	More files to ignore (! to reset).
  -W spec	Wrappers specification line.
  -3	Produce 3-way conflict output.
  -S	Force case-sensitive update on non case-sensitive systems.
  -t	Update using last checkin time.

35. version

cvs version

36. watch

cvs watch [on|off|add|remove] [-lR] [-a action] [files...]

• on/off	turn on/off read-only checkouts of files.
  add/remove	add or remove notification on actions.
  -l	(on/off/add/remove): Local directory only, not recursive.
  -R	(on/off/add/remove): Process directories recursively.
  -a	(add/remove): Specify what actions, one ofedit,unedit,commit,all,none

37. watchers

cvs watchers [-lR] [files...]

• -l	Process this directory only (not recursive).
  -R	Process directories recursively.

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