| Option | Description |
| -bnew | Sets the default branch of a file revision to new. This option enables you to
revert to an earlier vendor version, whose branches you are currently using. There should be no
space between –b and new.
For example, the following command uses the –bnew option: $ cvs admin –bnew_default_branch |
| -knew_keyword | Sets the default keyword substitution mode to new_keyword. You can override
this setting by explicitly specifying the –k command option with checkout, update, or
export. For example, the following command uses the –knew_keyword option:
$ cvs admin –knew_keyword |
| -lrno | Locks a revision with the number rno. There should be no space between –l and rno. This can be used to lock the most recent revision on a branch by specifying the branch. If the numberrno is not specified, the most recent revision on the default branch is locked. |
| -urno | Unlocks a revision with the number rno. There should be no space between –u and rno. This can be used to unlock the most recent revision on a branch by specifying the branch. If the number rno is not specified, the most recent revision by the end user is unlocked. |
| -L | Sets locking to strict. |
| -U: | Sets locking to non-strict. |
| -q | Checks any comments and executes the command. |
| -mrev:newmes | Modifies the log message associated with the revision rev to newmes.
There should be no space in the command option. There can be spaces in the modified log
message. The message should be enclosed in quotes. For example, to change the
existing log message for Revision1 to the message, the code is:
$ cvs admin –mRevision1:"This is the first revision" |
| -Nname[:[rev]] Forces the replacement of existing name. | |
| -nname[:[rev]] Associates name with the branch or revision. Specifying the branch or revision is optional. If : and rev are not specified, it deletes the tag name. If you specify only :, the name is assigned to the most recent revision on the default branch. Orange Deletes the revisions specified within Range. The revisions to be deleted cannot have branches or locks. You cannot remove revisions with symbolic names. If any revisions have symbolic names, you need to first delete them using the tag –d command, and run admin –o option. You can specify range in the following ways: | |
| rev1::rev2: Removes all revisions between rev1 and rev2. As a result, CVS only maintains a log of changes in these two revisions. Information pertaining to changes in intermediate revisions that existed before this command was executed, is permanently lost. | |
| ::rev: Removes all revisions before rev on the same branch, which makes rev the first revision on that branch. | |
| rev::: Removes all revisions after rev on the same branch, which makes rev the last revision on that branch. | |
| rev: Removes the revision, rev. | |
| rev1:rev2: Removes all revisions from rev1 to rev2, including rev1 and rev2. All revisions need to be on the same branch. The revisions are permanently lost. | |
| :rev: Removes all revisions, including rev and before rev on the same branch. | |
| rev:: Removes all revisions, including rev and after rev on the same branch. | |
| -sState:[:rev] Sets the state attribute of the revision, rev, to State. There should be no space in the command option. If rev is not specified, the most recent revision on the default branch is used. If rev is a branch number, the most recent revision on that branch is used. The commonly used states are Exp (experimental), Stab (stable), and Rel (released). By default, CVS uses Exp for a new file. You can use common alphanumeric string, such as State. CVS uses the dead string for internal purposes. You can view the state of any given file using the log command. | |
| -tNewfile Changes the description message for a file by replacing it with contents of Newfile. The path
for Newfile should not begin with a hyphen (-).
You can view the description message using the log command. If Newfile is not specified, you can specify the
description message from the command line. You can terminate the message using a period (.).
This command option does not work in a client-server environment. This is useful only when working with a local copy. Using this command option in a client-server environment erases the tablevious description message without replacing it with a new message. | |
| -tText | Assumes the text to be the description message. Text can contain spaces. There should be no space between t and Text. |
