multi-line commit messages from command-line

[Harig, Mark A.]

Does anyone know if there is a means for submitting a multi-line
'commit' message (or 'add' message, etc.) using the '-m' command-line
option?  What I am hoping for is something like:

   $ cvs commit -m "line 1 of my message \n line 2 of my message \n etc"
my_file.c

Ideally, this would produce a message in the CVS log file in the
following format:

   line 1 of my message 
   line 2 of my message
   etc

Can this be done?  I have been unable to find anything in the Cederqvist
manual saying something about the format of the text that can follow the
'-m' option.

Thank you for any information you can provide.

-mark