Mac OS X in a Nutshell

Name

checkout

Synopsis

                        checkout

  [ -A ]
  [ -c | -s ]
  [ -d dir [ -N ] ]
  [ [ -D date | -r rev ] -f ]
  [ -j rev1 [ -j rev2 ] ]
  [ -k kflag ]
  [ -l | -R ]
  [ -n ]
  [ -p ]
  [ -P ]
  module 

Copy files from the repository to the sandbox.

The standard meanings of the common client options -D, -f, -k, -l, -r, and -R apply. Additional options are listed in Table 18-21.

Table 18-21. Checkout options

Option	Description
-A	Reset any sticky tags or dates.
-c	Copy the module file to standard output.
-d dir	Override the default directory name.
-j rev	Join branches together.
-N	Don’t shorten module paths.
-p	Pipe the files to standard output, with header lines between them showing the filename, RCS filename, and version.
-P	Prune empty directories.
-s	Show status for each module from the modules file.