Linux in a Nutshell, Fourth Edition

Name

import

Synopsis

import  
 [ -b branch ]  
 [ -d ]  
 [ -I pattern ]  
 [ -k kflag ]  
 [ -m message ]  
 [ -W spec ]  
 module  
                     vendor_tag  
                     release_tag ...

Import an entire directory into the repository as a new module. Used to incorporate code from outside sources or other code that was initially created outside the control of the CVS repository. More than one release_tag may be specified, in which case multiple symbolic tags will be created for the initial revision.

The vendor_tag argument is used to track third-party code that may be used in your project. By using different values for this argument, you can track the third-party code separately, and upgrade that portion of your code to a new release with a subsequent cvs import command. Since the argument is not optional, use some conventional value such as “vendor” whenever the code being imported should not be tracked separately.

The release_tag argument is used to associate a symbolic tag with the initial version of every file being imported. Since this argument is not optional, use some conventional value such as “start” whenever you don’t have a more meaningful value to provide.

The standard meaning of the common client option -k applies. Additional options are:

-b branch

Import to a vendor branch.

-d

Use the modification date and time of the file instead of the current date and time as the import date and time. For local repository locators only.

-I pattern

Filename patterns for files to ignore.

-m message

Use message as the log message instead of ...