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:
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-a Authenticate the data stream
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--allow-root=directory Set the repository root directory (used in server modes)
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-d repository-path Specify the repository path for the current command
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-e editor Use the specified editor in commit or import commands
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-f Do not use the
~/.cvsrcfile-
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--help-commands Display a list of CVS commands
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--help-options Display a list of CVS options
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--help-synonyms Display a list of synonyms for CVS commands
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--H commandor--help command Display the options and help for the specified command
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-l Do not log the current command to the history file
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-n Do not write to the repository or sandbox
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-q Run in quiet mode
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-Q Run in very quiet mode
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-r Set files checked out to the sandbox read-only
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-s variable=value Set a user variable for use with one of the scripting files in CVSROOT
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-t Display messages that trace the execution of the command
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-T directory Use the named directory to store temporary files
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-vor--version Display CVS version and copyright information
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-w Set files checked out to the sandbox readable and writable
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-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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