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: info-ref.html,v 1.1 1999/04/14 19:04:02 kingdon Exp $
-kkvl $Id: info-ref.html,v 1.1 1999/04/14 19:04:02 kingdon Exp $
-kk $Id: info-ref.html,v 1.1 1999/04/14 19:04:02 kingdon Exp $
-kv file1,v 1.1 1993/12/09 03:21:13 joe Exp
-ko no expansion
-kb no expansion, file is binary
Keywords
$Author: kingdon $
$Date: 1999/04/14 19:04:02 $
$Header: /u1/html/cvsroot/www.cyclic.com/cvs-html/info-ref.html,v 1.1 1999/04/14 19:04:02 kingdon Exp $
$Id: info-ref.html,v 1.1 1999/04/14 19:04:02 kingdon Exp $
$Locker: $
$Name: $
$RCSfile: info-ref.html,v $
$Revision: 1.1 $
$Source: /u1/html/cvsroot/www.cyclic.com/cvs-html/info-ref.html,v $
$State: Exp $
$Log: info-ref.html,v $
Revision 1.1 1999/04/14 19:04:02 kingdon
By popular demand, want to put the CVS Reference Card on-line.
Revision 1.1 1993/12/09 03:30:17 joe
Initial revision
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).
