Mac OS X in a Nutshell

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 standard meaning of the common client option -k applies. Additional options are listed in Table 18-28.

Table 18-28. import options

Option	Description
-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 invoking the editor.
-W spec	Wrapper specification.

The -k setting applies only to those files imported during this execution of the command. The keyword substitution modes of files already in the repository are not modified.

When used with -W, the spec variable is in the same format as entries in the cvswrappers administrative file (see Section 18.2.3.6).

Table 18-29 describes the status codes displayed by the import command.

Table 18-29. import Status Codes

Status	Description
C	Changed. The file is in the repository, and the sandbox version is different; a merge is required. ...