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Linux in a Nutshell, Fifth Edition
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Linux in a Nutshell, Fifth Edition

by Ellen Siever, Aaron Weber, Stephen Figgins, Robert Love, Arnold Robbins
July 2005
Intermediate to advanced
944 pages
158h 24m
English
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CVS
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Alphabetical Summary of Commands
Most of your interaction with CVS is through the various CVS subcommands.
Even if you use a graphical client, most of the functions the client uses call the
CVS subcommands.
Most subcommands have a shortened nickname that you can type instead of the
longer subcommand name. These are called command synonyms in CVS jargon.
add
cvs [cvs-options] add [-k mode] [-m message] files
Add a file or directory to the repository. This command can also be
used to undo an uncommitted file deletion or to restore a deleted
file. You must commit any added files in order for the addition to
fully take effect.
Synonyms: ad, new
Standard subcommand options: -k, -m
Example
$ cvs add Design.rtf
cvs server: scheduling file `Design.rtf' for addition
cvs server: use 'cvs commit' to add this file permanently
admin
cvs [cvs-options] admin [options] [files ...]
Use RCS commands on the repository copy of project files. This
command is is a frontend for a range of useful (though sometimes
useless to CVS) RCS-based commands. Project files are stored in
the repository in RCS format, so it is useful to have a way to use
some of the RCS commands on the files directly.
Synonyms: adm, rcs
Standard subcommand options: -k
Options
-ausernames
Append the comma-separated list of usernames
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