Mac OS X in a Nutshell

Name

admin

Synopsis

admin

  [ -b[rev] ]
  [ -cstring ]
  [ -kkflag ]
  [ -l[rev] ]
  [ -L ]
  [ -mrev:msg ]
  [ -nname[:[rev]] ]
  [ -Nname[:[rev]] ]
  [ -orange ]
  [ -q ]
  [ -sstate[:rev]
  [ -t[file] ]
  [ -t-string ]
  [ -u[rev] ]
  [ -U ]
  [ files  ]

The admin command is used to perform administrative functions. If a cvsadmin user group exists, then only those users in that group will be able to run admin with options other than -k. Additional options that may be used with the admin command are listed in Table 18-9.

Table 18-9. admin options

Option	Description
-b[ rev ]	Set the default branch.
-c s tring	Obsolete. Set the comment leader.
-k k flag	Set the default keyword substitution mode.
-l[ rev ]	Lock the specified revision.
-L	Enable strict locking.
-m rev:msg	Change the revision’s log message.
-n name[:[rev ]]	Give the branch or revision specified the symbolic name name.
-N name[:[rev ]]	The same as -n, except that if name is already in use, it is moved.
-o range	Delete revisions permanently.
-q	Don’t print diagnostics.
-s state[:rev ]	Change the state of a revision.
-t[ file ]	Set the descriptive text in the RCS file.
-t- string	Set the descriptive text in the RCS file to string.
-u[ rev ]	Unlock the specified revision.
-U	Disable strict locking.

If the revision specified for -l is a branch, the latest revision on that branch is used. If no revision is given, the latest revision on the default branch is used.

If the name given for -n ...