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RE: add log message to an unaltered file
From: |
Rick Genter |
Subject: |
RE: add log message to an unaltered file |
Date: |
Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:01:28 -0500 |
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> On Behalf Of eric63
> Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 12:46 PM
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> Subject: RE: add log message to an unaltered file
>
>
> Thanks for the quick reply.
>
>
> Usage: cvs commit [-Rlf] [-m msg | -F logfile] [-r rev] files...
> -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.
> -m msg Log message.
> -r rev Commit to this branch or trunk revision.
>
> I think this is the right track, but the comment "disables
> recursion" raises
> a question. If I do:
>
> cvs commit -R -f -m "production deployed on 19 Dec 2007" *
>
> Will cvs add this message to all the files (use the -R
> recursion) or just
> the files in this directory (ignores -R)?
>
> Cheers
> Eric
Unfortunately, just the files in the current directory.
(I just tested this with an experimental repository we have using
1.11.21. I don't know if 1.11.22 or the 1.12 branch behaves
differently.)
--
Rick Genter
Principal Software Engineer
Silverlink Communications
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www.silverlink.com