Appendix C. CVS Quick Reference
CVS Options
Use the following syntax to issue CVS commands:
cvs [cvs-options] command [cmd-options] [args]
Replace cvs-options
with one or more of the following:
-
-a
Authenticate the data stream
-
--allow-root=directory
Set the repository root directory (used in server modes)
-
-d repository-path
Specify the repository path for the current command
-
-e editor
Use the specified editor in commit or import commands
-
-f
Do not use the
~/.cvsrc
file-
-H
or--help
Display help for CVS
-
--help-commands
Display a list of CVS commands
-
--help-options
Display a list of CVS options
-
--help-synonyms
Display a list of synonyms for CVS commands
-
--H command
or--help command
Display the options and help for the specified command
-
-l
Do not log the current command to the history file
-
-n
Do not write to the repository or sandbox
-
-q
Run in quiet mode
-
-Q
Run in very quiet mode
-
-r
Set files checked out to the sandbox read-only
-
-s variable=value
Set a user variable for use with one of the scripting files in CVSROOT
-
-t
Display messages that trace the execution of the command
-
-T directory
Use the named directory to store temporary files
-
-v
or--version
Display CVS version and copyright information
-
-w
Set files checked out to the sandbox readable and writable
-
-x
Encrypt all data that travels across the network
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-z #
Compress all network traffic using the specfied gzip compression level
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