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5 @settitle PCL-CVS --- Emacs Front-End to CVS
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10 Copyright @copyright{} 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998,
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11 1999, 2000, 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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14 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
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15 under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1 or
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16 any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with the
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17 Invariant Sections being ``The GNU Manifesto'', ``Distribution'' and
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18 ``GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE'', with the Front-Cover texts being ``A GNU
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19 Manual'', and with the Back-Cover Texts as in (a) below. A copy of the
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20 license is included in the section entitled ``GNU Free Documentation
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21 License'' in the Emacs manual.
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25 separately from the collection, you can do so by adding a copy of the
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26 license to the document, as described in section 6 of the license.
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29 this GNU Manual, like GNU software. Copies published by the Free
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30 Software Foundation raise funds for GNU development.''
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35 @direntry
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36 * PCL-CVS: (pcl-cvs). Emacs front-end to CVS.
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50 @center release 2.9
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54 @center Per Cederqvist
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55 @center Stefan Monnier
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58 @c The following two commands start the copyright page
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60 @page
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61 @vskip 0pt plus 1filll
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66 @c The real text starts here
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67 @c ================================================================
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69 @node Top, About PCL-CVS, (dir), (dir)
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71 @top PCL-CVS
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73 This manual describes PCL-CVS, the GNU Emacs front-end to CVS. It
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75 customize-group RET pcl-cvs @key{RET}} and to look at the documentation strings
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76 of the various commands and major modes for further information.
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77 @c This manual is updated to release 2.5 of PCL-CVS.
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81 * About PCL-CVS:: Installation, credits, history, @dots{}
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83 * Getting started:: An introduction with a walk-through example.
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84 * Buffer contents:: An explanation of the buffer contents.
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85 * Selected files:: To which files are commands applied.
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86 * Commands:: All commands, grouped by type.
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88 * Log Edit Mode:: Major mode to edit log messages.
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89 * Log View Mode:: Major mode to browse log changes.
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90 @c * CVS Status Mode:: Major mode to view CVS' status output.
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91 * Customization:: How you can tailor PCL-CVS to suit your needs.
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92 * Bugs:: Bugs (known and unknown).
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93
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94 * Function and Variable Index:: List of functions and variables.
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95 * Concept Index:: List of concepts.
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96 * Key Index:: List of keystrokes.
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98 @detailmenu
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99 --- The Detailed Node Listing ---
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100
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101 About PCL-CVS
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102
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103 * Contributors:: Contributors to PCL-CVS.
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104 * Installation::
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106 Commands
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107
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108 * Entering PCL-CVS:: Commands to invoke PCL-CVS
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109 * Setting flags:: Setting flags for CVS commands
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110 * Updating the buffer::
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111 * Movement commands:: How to move up and down in the buffer
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112 * Marking files:: How to mark files that other commands
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114 * Committing changes:: Checking in your modifications to the
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115 CVS repository.
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116 * Editing files:: Loading files into Emacs.
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117 * Getting info about files:: Display the log and status of files.
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118 * Adding and removing files:: Adding and removing files
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119 * Undoing changes:: Undoing changes
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120 * Removing handled entries:: Uninteresting lines can easily be removed.
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121 * Ignoring files:: Telling CVS to ignore generated files.
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122 * Viewing differences:: Commands to @samp{diff} different versions.
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123 * Invoking Ediff:: Running @samp{ediff} from @samp{*cvs*} buffer.
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124 * Updating files:: Updating files that Need-update.
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125 * Tagging files:: Tagging files.
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126 * Miscellaneous commands:: Miscellaneous commands.
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128 Customization
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130 * Customizing Faces::
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132 @end detailmenu
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133 @end menu
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135 @node About PCL-CVS, Getting started, Top, Top
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136 @chapter About PCL-CVS
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137 @cindex About PCL-CVS
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138
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139 PCL-CVS is a front-end to CVS versions 1.9 and later.
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140 It concisely shows the present status of a checked out module in an
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141 Emacs buffer and provides single-key access to the most frequently used CVS
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142 commands.
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143 For Emacs users accustomed to VC, PCL-CVS can be thought of as a replacement
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144 for VC-dired (@pxref{VC Dired Mode, , Dired under VC, emacs, The GNU
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145 Emacs Manual}) specifically designed for CVS.
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148 proudly maintained it until January 1996, at which point he released the
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149 beta version 2.0b2 and passed on the maintainership to Greg A Woods.
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154 functionality and taking over the maintenance.
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158 @menu
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159 * Contributors:: Contributors to PCL-CVS.
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163 @node Contributors, Installation, About PCL-CVS, About PCL-CVS
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164 @section Contributors to PCL-CVS
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165 @cindex Contributors
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166 @cindex Authors
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168 Contributions to the package are welcome. I have limited time to work
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169 on this project, but I will gladly add any code that you contribute to
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170 me to this package (@pxref{Bugs}).
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174 @itemize @bullet
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175 @item
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176 Brian Berliner wrote CVS, together with some other contributors.
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177 Without his work on CVS this package would be useless@dots{}
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179 @item
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180 Per Cederqvist wrote most of the otherwise unattributed functions in
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181 PCL-CVS as well as all the documentation.
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195 @file{pcl-cvs-lucid.el}, which was later renamed to
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196 @file{pcl-cvs-xemacs.el}.@refill
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198 @item
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199 Leif Lonnblad contributed RCVS support (since superseded by the new
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200 remote CVS support).
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203 @email{jimb@@cyclic.com, Jim Blandy} contributed hooks to automatically
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204 guess CVS log entries from @file{ChangeLog} contents, and initial support of
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206 and cleanups.
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209 @email{kingdon@@cyclic.com, Jim Kingdon} contributed lots of fixes to
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210 the build and installation procedure.
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213 @email{woods@@weird.com, Greg A.@: Woods} contributed code to implement
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215 ediff, as well as various and sundry bug fixes and cleanups.
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218 @email{greg.klanderman@@alum.mit.edu, Greg Klanderman} implemented
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219 toggling of marked files, setting of CVS command flags via prefix
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229 @c wordy to avoid an underfull hbox
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230 @email{masata-y@@is.aist-nara.ac.jp, Masatake YAMATO} made a gracious
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232 superseded by the new @code{cvs-status-mode}.
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235 Apart from these, a lot of people have sent us suggestions, ideas,
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236 requests, bug reports and encouragement. Thanks a lot! Without you
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237 there would be no new releases of PCL-CVS.
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240 @node Installation, , Contributors, About PCL-CVS
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241 @section Installation
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242 @cindex Installation
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244 As mentioned above, PCL-CVS comes bundled with Emacs version 21.1 and
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246 PCL-CVS from @uref{ftp://flint.cs.yale.edu/pub/monnier/pcl-cvs}. That
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247 version also works on XEmacs.
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249 If you are running XEmacs 21.0 or later, PCL-CVS is available in
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250 pre-compiled package form. Please refer to the XEmacs manual for
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251 instructions regarding package selection and installation. Currently,
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252 that PCL-CVS package also requires you to have installed the
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253 @file{xemacs-base}, @file{elib}, and @file{dired} packages.
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255 If you have @TeX{} installed at your site, you can make a typeset manual
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256 from @file{pcl-cvs.texi}.
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259 @item
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260 If PCL-CVS came with the Emacs distribution, type @kbd{make pcl-cvs.dvi}
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261 in the @file{man} subdirectory of the Emacs source tree.
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265 Convert the resulting device independent file @file{pcl-cvs.dvi} to a
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266 form which your printer can output and print it. If you have a
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267 PostScript printer, there is a program, @code{dvi2ps}, which does. There
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270 @end enumerate
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273 @node Getting started, Buffer contents, About PCL-CVS, Top
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274 @chapter Getting started
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275 @cindex Introduction
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276 @cindex Example run
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277 @cindex Sample session
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279 This document assumes that you know what CVS is, and that you at least
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280 know the fundamental concepts of CVS. If that is not the case, you
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282 cvs}.
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284 PCL-CVS is only useful once you have checked out a module. So before
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285 you invoke it, you must have a copy of a module somewhere in the file
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286 system.
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288 You can invoke PCL-CVS by typing @kbd{M-x cvs-examine @key{RET}}.
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292 For example, to invoke PCL-CVS in a separate frame, type @kbd{C-u C-x 5
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293 f ~/my/project/CVS @key{RET}}.
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295 The function @code{cvs-examine} will ask for a directory. The command
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296 @samp{cvs -n update} will be run in that directory. (It should contain
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297 files that have been checked out from a CVS archive.) The output from
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302 Repository : /usr/CVSroot
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303 Module : test
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304 Working dir: /users/ceder/FOO/test
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309 Need-Update file.txt
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311 Need-Update newer
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312 In directory sub:
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313 Modified ChangeLog
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315 --------------------- End ---------------------
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316 -- last cmd: cvs -f -z6 -n update -d -P --
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319 In this example, your repository is in @file{/usr/CVSroot} and CVS has
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320 been run in the directory @file{/users/ceder/FOO/test}. The three files
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322 @file{newer}) that are marked with @samp{Need-Update} have been changed
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323 by someone else in the CVS repository. Two files (@file{namechange}
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324 and @file{sub/ChangeLog}) have been modified locally, and need to be
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325 checked in.
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326
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327 You can move the cursor up and down in the buffer with @kbd{C-n} and
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328 @kbd{C-p} or @kbd{n} and @kbd{p}. If you press @kbd{c} on one of the
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329 @samp{Modified} files, that file will be checked in to the CVS
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330 repository. @xref{Committing changes}. You can also press @kbd{O} to
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331 update any of the files that are marked @samp{Need-Update}. You can
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332 also run @kbd{M-x cvs-update @key{RET}} (bound to @kbd{M-u} in the
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335 You can then press @kbd{=} to easily get a @samp{diff} between your
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336 modified file and the base version that you started from, or you can
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337 press @kbd{l} to get the output from @samp{cvs log}. Many more such
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338 commands are available simply by pressing a key (@pxref{Getting info
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339 about files}).
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340
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341 @node Buffer contents, Selected files, Getting started, Top
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342 @chapter Buffer contents
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343 @cindex Buffer contents
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344 @cindex @code{*cvs*} buffer contents
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346 The display contains several columns, some of which are optional.
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347 These columns are, from left to right:
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349 @itemize @bullet
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351 @item
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352 Optionally, the head revision of the file. This is the latest version
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353 found in the repository. It might also contain (instead of the head
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354 revision) a sub status which typically gives further information about
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355 how we got to the current state, for example @samp{patched},
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356 @samp{merged}, @dots{}
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358 @item
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359 An asterisk when the file is @dfn{marked} (@pxref{Selected
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360 files}).@refill
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361
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362 @item
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363 The actual status of the file wrt the repository. See below.
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365 @item
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366 Optionally, the base revision of the file. This is the version
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367 which the copy in your working directory is based upon.
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368
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369 @item
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370 The file name.
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371
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372 @end itemize
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374 The @samp{file status} field can have the following values:
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376 @table @samp
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377 @item Modified
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378 The file is modified in your working directory, and there was no
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379 modification to the same file in the repository. This status can have
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380 the following substatus:
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381
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382 @table @samp
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383 @item merged
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384 The file was modified in your working directory, and there were
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385 modifications in the repository as well, but they were merged
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386 successfully, without conflict, in your working directory.@refill
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387 @end table
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388
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389 @item Conflict
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390 A conflict was detected while trying to merge your changes to @var{file}
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391 with changes from the repository. @var{file} (the copy in your
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392 working directory) is now the output of the @code{rcsmerge} command on
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393 the two versions; an unmodified copy of your file is also in your
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394 working directory, with the name @file{.#@var{file}.@var{version}},
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395 where @var{version} is the RCS revision that your modified file started
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396 from. @xref{Viewing differences}, for more details.@refill
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397
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398 A conflict can also come from a disagreement on the existence of the file
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399 rather than on its content. This case is indicated by the following
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400 possible substatus:
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401
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402 @table @samp
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403 @item removed
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404 The file is locally removed but a new revision has been committed to
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405 the repository by someone else.
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406
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407 @item added
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408 The file is locally added and has also been added to the repository
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409 by someone else.
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410
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411 @item modified
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412 The file is locally modified but someone else has removed it from the
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413 repository.
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414 @end table
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415
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416 @item Added
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417 The file has been added by you, but it still needs to be checked in to
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418 the repository.@refill
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419
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420 @item Removed
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421 The file has been removed by you, but it still needs to be checked in to
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422 the repository. You can resurrect it by typing @kbd{a} (@pxref{Adding
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423 and removing files}).@refill
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424
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425 @item Unknown
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426 A file that was detected in your directory, but that neither appears in
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427 the repository, nor is present on the list of files that CVS should
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428 ignore.@refill
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429
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430 @item Up-to-date
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431 The file is up to date with respect to the version in the repository.
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432 This status can have a substatus of:
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433
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434 @table @samp
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435 @item added
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436 You have just added the file to the repository.@refill
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437
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438 @item updated
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439 The file was brought up to date with respect to the repository. This is
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440 done for any file that exists in the repository but not in your source,
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441 and for files that you haven't changed but are not the most recent
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442 versions available in the repository.@refill
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443
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444 @item patched
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445 The file was brought up to date with respect to the remote repository by
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446 way of fetching and applying a patch to the file in your source. This
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447 is equivalent to @samp{updated} except that CVS decided to use a hopefully
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448 more efficient method.@refill
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449
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450 @item committed
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451 You just committed the file.@refill
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452 @end table
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453
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454 @item Need-Update
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455 Either a newer version than the one in your source is available in the
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456 repository and you have not modified your checked out version, or the
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457 file exists in the repository but not in your source. Use
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458 @samp{cvs-mode-update} bound to @kbd{O} to update the file.@refill
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459
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460 @item Need-Merge
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461 You have modified the checked out version of the file, and a newer
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462 version is available in the repository. A merge will take place when
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463 you run a @samp{cvs-update}.
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464
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465 @item Missing
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466 The file has been unexpectedly removed from your working directory
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467 although it has not been @samp{cvs remove}d.
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468 @end table
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469
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470 @node Selected files, Commands, Buffer contents, Top
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471 @chapter Selected files
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472 @cindex Selected files
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473 @cindex Marked files
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
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474 @cindex File selection
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
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475 @cindex Active files
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
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476 @cindex Applicable
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477
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478 Many of the commands work on the current set of @dfn{selected} files
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479 which can be either the set of marked files (if any file is marked and
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480 marks are no ignored) or whichever file or directory the cursor is on.
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481
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
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482 If a directory is selected but the command cannot be applied to a
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
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483 directory, then it will be applied to the set of files under this
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
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484 directory which are in the @samp{*cvs*} buffer.
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485
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486 @findex cvs-mode-force-command
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487 @findex cvs-allow-dir-commit
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488 Furthermore, each command only operates on a subset of the selected
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489 files, depending on whether or not the command is @dfn{applicable} to
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490 each file (based on the file's status). For example,
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491 @code{cvs-mode-commit} is not applicable to a file whose status is
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
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492 @samp{Need-Update}. If it should happen that PCL-CVS guesses the
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493 applicability wrong, you can override it with the special prefix
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494 @code{cvs-mode-force-command} normally bound to @kbd{M-f} (and file a
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495 bug report). The applicability rule can be slightly changed with
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496 @code{cvs-allow-dir-commit} and @code{cvs-force-dir-tag}.
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497
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498 By default, marks are always in effect (you may change this, however, by
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499 setting the variable @code{cvs-default-ignore-marks}) except for the
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
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500 commands that @samp{tag} or @samp{diff} a file (which can be changed
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
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501 with the variable @code{cvs-invert-ignore-marks}).
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502
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
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503 In addition, you may use the special prefix @code{cvs-mode-toggle-marks}
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
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504 normally bound to @key{T} to toggle the use of marks for the following
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
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505 command.
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
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506
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
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507 This scheme might seem a little complicated, but once one gets used to
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508 it, it is quite powerful.
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509
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510 For commands to mark and unmark files, see @ref{Marking files}.
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511
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512 @node Commands, Log Edit Mode, Selected files, Top
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513 @chapter Commands
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514
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515 @iftex
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516 This chapter describes all the commands that you can use in PCL-CVS.
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517 @end iftex
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518 @ifnottex
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519 The nodes in this menu contains explanations about all the commands that
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520 you can use in PCL-CVS. They are grouped together by type.
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521 @end ifnottex
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522
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
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523 @menu
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
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524 * Entering PCL-CVS:: Commands to invoke PCL-CVS
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
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525 * Setting flags:: Setting flags for CVS commands
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526 * Updating the buffer::
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527 * Movement commands:: How to move up and down in the buffer
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
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528 * Marking files:: How to mark files that other commands
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
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529 will later operate on.
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
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530 * Committing changes:: Checking in your modifications to the
49600
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531 CVS repository.
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532 * Editing files:: Loading files into Emacs.
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
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533 * Getting info about files:: Display the log and status of files.
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
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534 * Adding and removing files:: Adding and removing files
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
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535 * Undoing changes:: Undoing changes
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
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536 * Removing handled entries:: Uninteresting lines can easily be removed.
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
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537 * Ignoring files:: Telling CVS to ignore generated files.
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
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538 * Viewing differences:: Commands to @samp{diff} different versions.
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
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539 * Invoking Ediff:: Running @samp{ediff} from @samp{*cvs*} buffer.
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540 * Updating files:: Updating files that Need-update.
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
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541 * Tagging files:: Tagging files.
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
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542 * Miscellaneous commands:: Miscellaneous commands.
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
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543 @end menu
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parents:
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544
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545
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
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546 @node Entering PCL-CVS, Setting flags, Commands, Commands
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
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547 @section Entering PCL-CVS
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
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548 @findex cvs-update
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
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549 @findex cvs-examine
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
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550 @findex cvs-status
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551 @findex cvs-checkout
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552 @findex cvs-quickdir
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553 @cindex Creating the *cvs* buffer
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554
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555 Most commands in PCL-CVS require that you have a @samp{*cvs*}
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556 buffer. The commands that you use to get one are listed below.
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557 For each, a @samp{cvs} process will be run, the output will be parsed by
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558 PCL-CVS, and the result will be printed in the @samp{*cvs*} buffer (see
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559 @ref{Buffer contents}, for a description of the buffer's contents).
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560
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561 @table @kbd
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562 @item M-x cvs-update
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563 Run a @samp{cvs update} command. You will be asked for the directory
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564 in which the @samp{cvs update} will be run.
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parents:
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565
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566 @item M-x cvs-examine
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567 Run a @samp{cvs -n update} command. This is identical to the previous
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
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568 command, except that it will only check what needs to be done but will
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569 not change anything. You will be asked for the directory in
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570 which the @samp{cvs -n update} will be run.
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571
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572 @item M-x cvs-status
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573 Run a @samp{cvs status} command. You will be asked for the directory
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574 in which the @samp{cvs status} will be run.
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parents:
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575
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576 @item M-x cvs-checkout
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577 Run a @samp{cvs checkout} command. You will be asked for the directory
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
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578 in which the @samp{cvs update} will be run and the module to be checked
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579 out.
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parents:
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580
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581 @item M-x cvs-quickdir
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582 Populate the @samp{*cvs*} buffer by just looking at the @file{CVS/Entries}
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583 files. This is very much like @code{cvs-examine} except that it does
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584 not access the CVS repository, which is a major advantage when the
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585 repository is far away. But of course, it will not be able to detect
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parents:
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586 when a file needs to be updated or merged.
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587 @end table
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588
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589 @findex cvs-dired-action
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590 @findex cvs-dired-use-hook
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591 The first four of
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592 those commands are also reachable from the menu bar
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593 under @samp{Tools->PCL-CVS}. Finally, an alternative way is to visit
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594 the CVS administrative subdirectory in your work area with a simple
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595 prefix argument. For example @kbd{C-u C-x C-f ~/my/work/CVS @key{RET}}. This
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596 by default runs @code{cvs-quickdir} but the specific behavior can be
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597 changed with @code{cvs-dired-action} and @code{cvs-dired-use-hook}.
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598
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599 By default, the commands above will descend recursively into
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600 subdirectories. You can avoid that behavior by including @samp{-l} in
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601 the flags for the command. These flags can be set by giving a prefix
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602 argument to the command (e.g., by typing
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603 @kbd{C-u M-x cvs-update @key{RET} -l @key{RET}}).
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604
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605
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606 @node Setting flags, Updating the buffer, Entering PCL-CVS, Commands
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607 @section Setting flags for CVS commands
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608 @cindex Optional switches to CVS
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609 @cindex Command-line options to CVS
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610
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611 This section describes the convention used by nearly all PCL-CVS
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612 commands for setting optional flags sent to CVS. A single @kbd{C-u}
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613 prefix argument is used to cause the command to prompt for flags to be
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614 used for the current invocation of the command only. Two @kbd{C-u} prefix
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615 arguments are used to prompt for flags which will be set permanently, for the
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616 current invocation and all that follow, until the flags are changed, or
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617 unless temporary flags are set which override them.
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618
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619 Perhaps an example or two is in order. Say you are about to add a
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620 binary file to the repository, and want to specify the flags @samp{-kb}
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parents: 43280
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621 to @samp{cvs add}. You can type @kbd{C-u a -kb @key{RET}},
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622 and the file will be added. Subsequent @samp{cvs add}
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623 commands will use the previously prevailing flags.
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624
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625 As a second example, say you are about to perform a diff and want to see
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626 the result in unified diff format, i.e. you'd like to pass the flag
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627 @samp{-u} to both @samp{cvs diff} and @samp{diff}. You'd also like all
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628 subsequent diffs to use this flag. You can type @kbd{C-u C-u = -u @key{RET}}
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629 and the diff will be performed, and the default flags will be set to
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630 @code{("-u")}. You can of course override this flag for a single diff
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parents:
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631 by using a single @kbd{C-u} prefix argument.
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632
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633 @cindex Special prefix
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634 In addition to this, some commands can take @dfn{special prefix} arguments.
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635 These work as follows: When called with a @kbd{C-u} prefix, the user is
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636 prompted for a new value of the special prefix and the special prefix is
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637 activated for the next command. When called without the @kbd{C-u}
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638 prefix, the special prefix is re-activated (with the same value as last
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639 time) for the next command. Calling the prefix command again when it's
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640 already activated deactivates it. Calling it with the @kbd{C-u C-u}
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641 prefix activates it for all subsequent commands until you deactivate it
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642 explicitly. The special prefixes are:
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643
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644 @table @kbd
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645 @item T
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parents:
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646 Toggles whether or not marks will be active in the next command.@refill
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647
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648 @item b
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649 Provide the next command with a branch (can be any version
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650 specifier) to work on.@refill
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parents:
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651
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652 @item B
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653 Secondary branch argument. Only meaningful if @kbd{b} is also used.
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654 It can be used to provide a second branch argument to
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655 @code{cvs-mode-diff} or to @code{cvs-mode-update}.
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parents:
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656
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657 @item M-f
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658 Forces the next command to apply to every selected file rather than only
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659 to the ones PCL-CVS thinks are relevant.
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660 @end table
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parents:
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661
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662 @node Updating the buffer, Movement commands, Setting flags, Commands
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
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663 @section Updating the @samp{*cvs*} buffer
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
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664 @findex cvs-update
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
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665 @findex cvs-examine
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
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666 @findex cvs-status
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
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667 @findex cvs-mode-update
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
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668 @findex cvs-mode-examine
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
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669 @findex cvs-mode-status
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parents:
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670
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671 The following commands can be used from within the @samp{*cvs*} buffer
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672 to update the display:
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673
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674 @table @kbd
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675 @item M-u
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676 Runs the command @samp{cvs-update}.@refill
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677
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678 @item M-e
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679 Runs the command @samp{cvs-examine}.@refill
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680
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681 @item M-s
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682 Runs the command @samp{cvs-status}.@refill
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683 @end table
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684
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685 In addition to the above commands which operate on the whole module,
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686 you can run the equivalent CVS command on just a subset of the
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parents: 33670
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687 files/directories with these keys:
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parents:
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688
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689 @table @kbd
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parents:
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690 @item O
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691 Runs @code{cvs-mode-update} on the selected files. When run on the
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parents: 33670
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692 top-level directory, this is equivalent to @kbd{M-u}.@refill
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parents:
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693
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694 @item e
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695 Runs @code{cvs-mode-examine} on the selected files. When run on the
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696 top-level directory, this is equivalent to @kbd{M-e}.@refill
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parents:
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697
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698 @findex cvs-status-mode
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699 @item s
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700 Runs @code{cvs-mode-status} on the selected files. When run on the
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701 top-level directory, this is equivalent to @kbd{M-s}, except that
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702 CVS output will be shown in a @samp{*cvs-info*} buffer that will be
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parents:
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703 put in @samp{cvs-status-mode}.@refill
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parents:
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704 @end table
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parents:
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705
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parents:
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706
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707 @node Movement commands, Marking files, Updating the buffer, Commands
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708 @section Movement Commands
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parents:
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709 @cindex Movement Commands
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parents:
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710 @findex cvs-mode-next-line
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711 @findex cvs-mode-previous-line
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712 @kindex SPC@r{--Move down one file}
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parents: 33670
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713 @kindex n@r{--Move down one file}
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parents: 33670
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714 @kindex p@r{--Move up one file}
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715
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716 You can use most normal Emacs commands to move forward and backward in
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717 the buffer. Some keys are rebound to functions that take advantage of
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parents:
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718 the fact that the buffer is a PCL-CVS buffer:
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parents:
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719
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parents:
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720
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721 @table @kbd
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722 @item @key{SPC}
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723 @itemx n
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parents:
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724 These keys move the cursor one file forward, towards the end of the
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
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725 buffer (@code{cvs-mode-next-line}).@refill
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
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726
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727 @itemx p
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728 This key moves one file backward, towards the beginning of the buffer
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729 (@code{cvs-mode-previous-line}).
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730 @end table
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parents:
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731
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parents:
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732
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733 @node Marking files, Committing changes, Movement commands, Commands
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parents:
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734 @section Marking files
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
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735 @cindex Selecting files (commands to mark files)
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parents:
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736 @cindex Marking files
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parents: 33670
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737 @kindex m@r{--marking a file}
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
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738 @kindex M@r{--marking all files}
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
739 @kindex u@r{--unmark a file}
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
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740 @kindex ESC DEL@r{--unmark all files}
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
741 @kindex DEL@r{--unmark previous file}
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
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742 @kindex %@r{--mark files matching regexp}
43264
91a36592ab22 *** empty log message ***
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents: 36338
diff changeset
743 @kindex S@r{--mark files in a particular state}
34180
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
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744 @kindex T@r{--toggle marks}
29349
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
745 @findex cvs-mode-mark
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
746 @findex cvs-mode-unmark
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
747 @findex cvs-mode-mark-all-files
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
748 @findex cvs-mode-unmark-all-files
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
749 @findex cvs-mode-unmark-up
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
750 @findex cvs-mode-mark-matching-files
43264
91a36592ab22 *** empty log message ***
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents: 36338
diff changeset
751 @findex cvs-mode-mark-on-state
29349
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
752 @findex cvs-mode-toggle-marks
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
753
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
754 PCL-CVS works on a set of @dfn{selected files} (@pxref{Selected files}).
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
755 You can mark and unmark files with these commands:
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
756
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
757 @table @kbd
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
758 @item m
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
759 This marks the file that the cursor is positioned on. If the cursor is
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
760 positioned on a directory all files in that directory are marked.
29349
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
761 (@code{cvs-mode-mark}).@refill
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
762
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
763 @item u
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
764 Unmark the file that the cursor is positioned on. If the cursor is on a
34180
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
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765 directory, all files in that directory are unmarked.
29349
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
766 (@code{cvs-mode-unmark}).@refill
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
767
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
768 @item M
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
769 Mark @emph{all} files in the buffer (@code{cvs-mode-mark-all-files}).
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
770
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
771 @item M-@key{DEL}
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
772 Unmark @emph{all} files (@code{cvs-mode-unmark-all-files}).
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
773
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
774 @item @key{DEL}
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
775 Unmark the file on the previous line, and move point to that line
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
776 (@code{cvs-mode-unmark-up}).
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
777
43264
91a36592ab22 *** empty log message ***
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents: 36338
diff changeset
778 @item %
29349
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
779 Mark all files matching a regular expression
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
780 (@code{cvs-mode-mark-matching-files}).
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
781
43264
91a36592ab22 *** empty log message ***
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents: 36338
diff changeset
782 @item S
91a36592ab22 *** empty log message ***
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents: 36338
diff changeset
783 Mark all files in a particular state, such as ``Modified'' or
91a36592ab22 *** empty log message ***
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents: 36338
diff changeset
784 ``Removed''. (@code{cvs-mode-mark-on-state}).
91a36592ab22 *** empty log message ***
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents: 36338
diff changeset
785
91a36592ab22 *** empty log message ***
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents: 36338
diff changeset
786 @item T
29349
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
787 Toggle use of marks for the next command (@code{cvs-mode-toggle-marks}).
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
788 @end table
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
789
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
790
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
791 @node Committing changes, Editing files, Marking files, Commands
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
792 @section Committing changes
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
793 @cindex Committing changes
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
794 @findex cvs-mode-commit
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
795 @findex cvs-mode-commit-setup
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
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796 @kindex c@r{--commit files}
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
797 @kindex C@r{--commit files with @file{ChangeLog} message}
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
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798 @vindex cvs-auto-revert@r{ (variable)}
29349
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
799 @cindex Commit buffer
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
800 @cindex Edit buffer
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
801 @cindex Erasing commit message
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
802 @cindex Reverting buffers after commit
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
803
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
804 Committing changes basically works as follows:
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
805
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
806 @enumerate
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
807 @item
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
808 After having selected the files you want to commit, you type either
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
809 @kbd{c} or @kbd{C} which brings up a special buffer
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
810 @samp{*cvs-commit*}.@refill
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
811
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
812 @item
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
813 You type in the log message describing the changes you're about to
36059
707404e4b86f (Log Edit Mode): New.
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents: 34950
diff changeset
814 commit (@pxref{Log Edit Mode}).
29349
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
815
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
816 @item
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
817 When you're happy with it, you type @kbd{C-c C-c} to do the actual
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
818 commit.@refill
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
819 @end enumerate
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
820
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
821 There's no hidden state, so you can abort the process or pick it up
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
822 again at any time.
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
823
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parents: 33670
diff changeset
824 @vindex log-edit-confirm@r{ (variable)}
29349
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
825 The set of files actually committed is really decided only during the
34180
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
826 very last step, which is a mixed blessing. It allows you to go back and
29349
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
827 change your mind about which files to commit, but it also means that you
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
828 might inadvertently change the set of selected files. To reduce the
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
829 risk of error, @kbd{C-c C-c} will ask for confirmation if the set of
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
830 selected files has changed between the first step and the last. You can
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
831 change this last detail with @code{log-edit-confirm}.
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
832
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
833 As for the difference between @kbd{c} (i.e. @code{cvs-mode-commit}) and
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
834 @kbd{C} (i.e. @code{cvs-mode-commit-setup}) is that the first gets you
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
835 straight to @samp{*cvs-commit*} without erasing it or changing anything
34180
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
836 to its content, while the second first erases @samp{*cvs-commit*}
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
837 and tries to initialize it with a sane default (it does that by either
29349
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
838 using a template provided by the CVS administrator or by extracting a
34180
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
839 relevant log message from a @file{ChangeLog} file).
29349
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
840
34180
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
841 If you are editing the files in your Emacs, an automatic
29349
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
842 @samp{revert-buffer} will be performed. (If the file contains
34180
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
843 @samp{$@asis{Id}$} keywords, @samp{cvs commit} will write a new file with
29349
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
844 the new values substituted. The auto-revert makes sure that you get
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
845 them into your buffer). The revert will not occur if you have modified
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
846 your buffer, or if @samp{cvs-auto-revert} is set to
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
847 @samp{nil}.
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
848
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
849
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
850 @node Editing files, Getting info about files, Committing changes, Commands
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
851 @section Editing files
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
852 @cindex Editing files
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
853 @cindex Finding files
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
854 @cindex Loading files
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
855 @cindex Dired
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
856 @cindex Invoking dired
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
857 @findex cvs-mode-find-file
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
858 @findex cvs-mode-find-file-other-window
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
859 @findex cvs-mode-add-change-log-entry-other-window
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4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
860 @kindex f@r{--find file or directory}
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
861 @kindex o@r{--find file in other window}
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
862 @kindex A@r{--add @file{ChangeLog} entry}
29349
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
863
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
864 There are currently three commands that can be used to find a file (that
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
865 is, load it into a buffer and start editing it there). These commands
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
866 work on the line that the cursor is situated at. They always ignore any marked
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
867 files.
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
868
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
869 @table @kbd
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
870 @item f
34180
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
871 Find the file that the cursor points to (@code{cvs-mode-find-file}). If
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
872 the cursor points to a directory, run @code{dired} on that directory;
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
873 @inforef{Dired, , emacs}.
29349
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
874
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
875 @item o
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
876 Like @kbd{f}, but use another window
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
877 (@code{cvs-mode-find-file-other-window}).@refill
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
878
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
879 @item A
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
880 Invoke @samp{add-change-log-entry-other-window} to edit a
34180
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
881 @file{ChangeLog} file. The @file{ChangeLog} file will be found in the
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
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parents: 33670
diff changeset
882 directory of the file the cursor points to, or in a parent of that
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
883 directory. (@code{cvs-mode-add-change-log-entry-other-window}).@refill
29349
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
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884 @end table
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
885
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
886
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
887 @node Getting info about files, Adding and removing files, Editing files, Commands
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
888 @section Getting info about files
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
889 @cindex Status (cvs command)
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
890 @cindex Log (RCS/cvs command)
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
891 @cindex Getting status
34180
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parents: 33670
diff changeset
892 @kindex l@r{--run @samp{cvs log}}
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
893 @kindex s@r{--run @samp{cvs status}}
29349
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
894 @findex cvs-mode-log
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
895 @findex cvs-mode-status
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
896
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
897 @table @kbd
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
898 @item l
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
899 Call the command @code{cvs-mode-log} which runs @samp{cvs log} on all
34180
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
900 selected files, and show the result in a temporary buffer
36059
707404e4b86f (Log Edit Mode): New.
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents: 34950
diff changeset
901 @samp{*cvs-info*} (@pxref{Log View Mode}).
29349
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
902
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
903 @item s
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
904 Call the command @code{cvs-mode-status} which runs @samp{cvs status} on
34180
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
905 all selected files, and show the result in a temporary buffer
34950
95f07a5e1ee6 (Miscellaneous commands, Miscellaneous commands)
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents: 34304
diff changeset
906 @samp{*cvs-info*}.
95f07a5e1ee6 (Miscellaneous commands, Miscellaneous commands)
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents: 34304
diff changeset
907 @c Fixme: reinstate when node is written:
95f07a5e1ee6 (Miscellaneous commands, Miscellaneous commands)
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents: 34304
diff changeset
908 @c (@pxref{CVS Status Mode}).
29349
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
909 @end table
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
910
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
911
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
912 @node Adding and removing files, Undoing changes, Getting info about files, Commands
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
913 @section Adding and removing files
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
914 @cindex Adding files
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
915 @cindex Removing files
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
916 @cindex Resurrecting files
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
917 @cindex Deleting files
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
918 @cindex Putting files under CVS control
34180
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parents: 33670
diff changeset
919 @kindex a@r{--add a file}
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parents: 33670
diff changeset
920 @kindex r@r{--remove a file}
29349
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
921 @findex cvs-mode-add
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
922 @findex cvs-mode-remove-file
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
923
48701
bfdd0deae843 Fix typo.
Pavel Janík <Pavel@Janik.cz>
parents: 47737
diff changeset
924 The following commands are available to make it easy to add files to
34180
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
925 and remove them from the CVS repository.
29349
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
926
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
927 @table @kbd
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
928 @item a
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
929 Add all selected files. This command can be used on @samp{Unknown}
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
930 files (@pxref{Buffer contents}). The status of the file will change to
34180
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parents: 33670
diff changeset
931 @samp{Added}, and you will have to use @kbd{c} (@samp{cvs-mode-commit}
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
932 @pxref{Committing changes}), to really add the file to the
29349
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
933 repository.@refill
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
934
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
935 This command can also be used on @samp{Removed} files (before you commit
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
936 them) to resurrect them.
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
937
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
938 The command that is run is @code{cvs-mode-add}.
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
939
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
940 @item r
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
941 This command removes the selected files (after prompting for
34180
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
942 confirmation). The files are deleted from your directory and
29349
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
943 (unless the status was @samp{Unknown}; @pxref{Buffer contents}) they will
34180
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
944 also be @samp{cvs remove}d. If the files' status was @samp{Unknown}
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
945 they will disappear from the buffer. Otherwise their status will change to
29349
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
946 @samp{Removed}, and you must use @kbd{c} (@samp{cvs-mode-commit},
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
947 @pxref{Committing changes}) to commit the removal.@refill
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
948
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
949 The command that is run is @code{cvs-mode-remove-file}.
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
950 @end table
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
951
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
952
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
953 @node Undoing changes, Removing handled entries, Adding and removing files, Commands
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
954 @section Undoing changes
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
955 @cindex Undo changes
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
956 @cindex Flush changes
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parents: 33670
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957 @kindex U@r{--undo changes}
29349
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
958 @findex cvs-mode-undo-local-changes
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
959
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
960 @table @kbd
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
961 @item U
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
962 If you have modified a file, and for some reason decide that you don't
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
963 want to keep the changes, you can undo them with this command. It works
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
964 by removing your working copy of the file and then getting the latest
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
965 version from the repository (@code{cvs-mode-undo-local-changes}.
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
966 @end table
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
967
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
968
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
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969 @node Removing handled entries, Ignoring files, Undoing changes, Commands
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
970 @section Removing handled entries
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
971 @cindex Expunging uninteresting entries
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
972 @cindex Uninteresting entries, getting rid of them
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
973 @cindex Getting rid of uninteresting lines
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
974 @cindex Removing uninteresting (processed) lines
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
975 @cindex Handled lines, removing them
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parents: 33670
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976 @kindex x@r{--remove processed entries}
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parents: 33670
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977 @kindex C-k@r{--remove selected entries}
29349
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
978 @findex cvs-mode-remove-handled
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
979 @findex cvs-mode-acknowledge
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
980 @findex cvs-mode-ignore
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
981
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
982 @table @kbd
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
983 @item x
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
984 This command allows you to remove all entries that you have processed.
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
985 More specifically, the lines for @samp{Up-to-date} files (@pxref{Buffer
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parents: 33670
diff changeset
986 contents}) are removed from the buffer. If a directory becomes empty
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
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parents: 33670
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987 the heading for that directory is also removed. This makes it easier to
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
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parents: 33670
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988 get an overview of what needs to be done.
29349
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parents:
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989
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parents: 33670
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990 @vindex cvs-mode-remove-handled@r{ (variable)}
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parents: 33670
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991 @kbd{x} invokes @code{cvs-mode-remove-handled}. If
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
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parents: 33670
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992 @samp{cvs-auto-remove-handled} is set to non-@code{nil}, this will
29349
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parents:
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993 automatically be performed after every commit.@refill
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
994
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
995 @item C-k
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
996 This command can be used for lines that @samp{cvs-mode-remove-handled} would
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
997 not delete, but that you want to delete (@code{cvs-mode-acknowledge}).
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
998 @end table
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
999
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1000
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1001 @node Ignoring files, Viewing differences, Removing handled entries, Commands
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parents:
diff changeset
1002 @section Ignoring files
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1003 @cindex Ignoring files
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1004 @kindex i@r{--ignoring files}
29349
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parents:
diff changeset
1005 @findex cvs-mode-ignore
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1006
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1007 @table @kbd
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1008 @item i
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1009 Arrange so that CVS will ignore the selected files. The file names are
8857bdc4f765 New file.
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parents:
diff changeset
1010 added to the @file{.cvsignore} file in the corresponding directory. If
34180
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
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parents: 33670
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1011 the @file{.cvsignore} file doesn't exist, it will be created.
29349
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parents:
diff changeset
1012
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parents:
diff changeset
1013 The @file{.cvsignore} file should normally be added to the repository,
34180
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
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parents: 33670
diff changeset
1014 but you could ignore it as well, if you like it better that way.
29349
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parents:
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1015
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1016 This runs @code{cvs-mode-ignore}.
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parents:
diff changeset
1017 @end table
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parents:
diff changeset
1018
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parents:
diff changeset
1019 @node Viewing differences, Invoking Ediff, Ignoring files, Commands
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1020 @section Viewing differences
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1021 @cindex Diff
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parents: 33670
diff changeset
1022 @cindex Invoking @code{diff}
29349
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parents:
diff changeset
1023 @cindex Conflicts, how to resolve them
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parents:
diff changeset
1024 @cindex Viewing differences
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parents: 33670
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1025 @kindex d=@r{--run @samp{cvs diff}}
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parents: 33670
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1026 @kindex =@r{--run @samp{cvs diff}}
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parents: 33670
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1027 @kindex db@r{--diff against base version}
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1028 @kindex dh@r{--diff against head of repository}
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1029 @kindex dv@r{--diff against vendor branch}
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1030 @findex cvs-mode-diff
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1031 @findex cvs-mode-diff-backup
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1032 @findex cvs-mode-diff-head
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1033 @findex cvs-mode-diff-vendor
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
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1034 @vindex cvs-invert-ignore-marks@r{ (variable)}
29349
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1035
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1036 @table @kbd
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1037 @item =
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1038 @itemx d =
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1039 Display a @samp{cvs diff} between the selected files and the version
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1040 that they are based on. (@code{cvs-mode-diff}).@refill
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1041
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1042 @item d b
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1043 If CVS finds a conflict while merging two versions of a file (during a
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1044 @samp{cvs update}, @pxref{Updating the buffer}) it will save the
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1045 original file in a file called @file{.#@var{file}.@var{version}} where
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1046 @var{file} is the name of the file, and @var{version} is the revision
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1047 number that @var{file} was based on.@refill
29349
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1048
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1049 With the @kbd{d b} command you can run a @samp{diff} on the files
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1050 @file{.#@var{file}.@var{version}} and @file{@var{file}}.@refill
29349
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1051
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1052 @item d h
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1053 Display a @samp{cvs diff} between the selected files and the head
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1054 revision in the repository (the most recent version on the current
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4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1055 branch) (@code{cvs-mode-diff-head}).@refill
29349
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1056
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1057 @item d v
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1058 Display a @samp{cvs diff} between the selected files and the head
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1059 revision of the vendor branch in the repository.
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1060 (@code{cvs-mode-diff-vendor}).@refill
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1061 @end table
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1062
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1063 By default, @samp{diff} commands ignore the marks. This can be changed
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1064 with @code{cvs-invert-ignore-marks}.
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1065
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1066 @node Invoking Ediff, Updating files, Viewing differences, Commands
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1067 @section Running ediff
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1068 @cindex Ediff
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1069 @cindex Invoking ediff
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1070 @cindex Viewing differences
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
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1071 @cindex Conflicts, how to resolve them
29349
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1072 @cindex Resolving conflicts
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4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1073 @kindex e@r{--invoke @samp{ediff}}
29349
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1074 @findex cvs-mode-idiff
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1075 @findex cvs-mode-imerge
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1076
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1077 @table @kbd
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4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
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1078 @vindex cvs-idiff-imerge-handlers@r{ (variable)}
29349
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1079 @item d e
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
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1080 This uses @code{ediff} (or @code{emerge}, depending on
29349
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1081 @samp{cvs-idiff-imerge-handlers}) to allow you to view diffs.
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1082 If a prefix argument is given, PCL-CVS will prompt for a revision against
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1083 which the diff should be made, else the default will be to use the BASE
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1084 revision.
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1085
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
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1086 @cindex Merging with @code{ediff} and @code{emerge}
29349
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
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1087 @item d E
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4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
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1088 This command use @code{ediff} (or @code{emerge}, see above) to allow you
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1089 to do an interactive 3-way merge.
29349
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1090
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1091 @strong{Note:} When the file status is @samp{Conflict},
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1092 CVS has already performed a merge. The resulting file is not used in
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1093 any way if you use this command. If you use the @kbd{q} command inside
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1094 @samp{ediff} (to successfully terminate a merge) the file that CVS
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1095 created will be overwritten.@refill
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1096 @end table
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1097
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1098 @node Updating files, Tagging files, Invoking Ediff, Commands
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1099 @section Updating files
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1100 @findex cvs-mode-update
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1101 @cindex Updating files
34180
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parents: 33670
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1102 @kindex O@r{--update files}
29349
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1103
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1104 @table @kbd
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1105 @item O
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1106 Update all selected files with status @samp{Need-update} by running
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1107 @samp{cvs update} on them. (@code{cvs-mode-update}).
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1108 @end table
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1109
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1110
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1111 @node Tagging files, Miscellaneous commands, Updating files, Commands
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1112 @section Tagging files
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1113 @findex cvs-mode-tag
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1114 @findex cvs-mode-untag
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1115 @findex cvs-rtag
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1116 @cindex Tagging files
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parents: 33670
diff changeset
1117 @kindex M-t@r{--repository tag files}
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1118 @kindex t@r{--tag files}
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1119 @vindex cvs-invert-ignore-marks@r{ (variable)}
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1120 @vindex cvs-force-dir-tag@r{ (variable)}
29349
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1121
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1122 @table @kbd
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1123 @item t
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1124 Tag all selected files by running @samp{cvs tag} on
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parents: 33670
diff changeset
1125 them (@code{cvs-mode-tag}). It's usually preferable to tag a directory
29349
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1126 at a time. Rather than selecting all files (which too often doesn't
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1127 select all files but only the few that are displayed), clear the
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1128 selection with @kbd{M-DEL} (@code{cvs-mode-unmark-all-files}), position
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1129 the cursor on the directory you want to tag and hit @kbd{t}.
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1130 @end table
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1131
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1132 By default, @samp{tag} commands ignore the marks. This can be changed
34180
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
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parents: 33670
diff changeset
1133 with @code{cvs-invert-ignore-marks}. Also, by default @samp{tag} can
29349
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1134 only be applied to directories, see @code{cvs-force-dir-tag} if you want
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1135 to change this behavior.
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1136
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1137
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1138 @node Miscellaneous commands, , Tagging files, Commands
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1139 @section Miscellaneous commands
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1140 @findex cvs-mode-byte-compile-files
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1141 @cindex Recompiling elisp files
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1142 @cindex Byte compilation
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1143 @findex cvs-mode-delete-lock
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1144 @cindex Getting rid of lock files
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1145 @cindex Lock files
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parents: 33670
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1146 @kindex q@r{--quit PCL-CVS}
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parents:
diff changeset
1147 @findex cvs-mode-quit
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parents:
diff changeset
1148 @cindex Quitting
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parents: 33670
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1149 @kindex h@r{--help}
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
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parents: 33670
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1150 @kindex ?@r{--help}
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parents:
diff changeset
1151 @findex cvs-help
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1152 @cindex Help
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1153
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1154 @table @kbd
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parents:
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1155 @item M-x cvs-mode-byte-compile-files
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parents: 33670
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1156 Byte compile all selected files that end in @file{.el}.
29349
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parents:
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1157
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parents:
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1158 @item M-x cvs-mode-delete-lock
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parents:
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1159 This command deletes the lock files that
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parents: 33670
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1160 the @samp{*cvs*} buffer informs you about. You should normally never have to
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1161 use this command, since CVS tries very carefully to always remove the
29349
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1162 lock files itself.
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parents:
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1163
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1164 You can only use this command when a message in the @samp{*cvs*} buffer tells
29349
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parents:
diff changeset
1165 you so. You should wait a while before using this command in case
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parents: 33670
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1166 someone else is running a @code{cvs} command.
29349
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parents:
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1167
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parents:
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1168 Also note that this only works if the repository is local.
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1169
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1170 @item ?
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1171 @itemx h
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1172 Show a summary of common command key bindings in the echo
34180
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
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1173 area (@code{cvs-help}).
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
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1174
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
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1175 @item q
34180
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1176 Quit PCL-CVS, killing the @samp{*cvs*} buffer (@code{cvs-mode-quit}).
29349
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1177 @end table
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1178
36059
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Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents: 34950
diff changeset
1179 @node Log Edit Mode, Log View Mode, Commands, Top
707404e4b86f (Log Edit Mode): New.
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents: 34950
diff changeset
1180 @chapter Editing a Log Message
707404e4b86f (Log Edit Mode): New.
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents: 34950
diff changeset
1181
707404e4b86f (Log Edit Mode): New.
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents: 34950
diff changeset
1182 @cindex Log Edit mode
707404e4b86f (Log Edit Mode): New.
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents: 34950
diff changeset
1183 @cindex mode, Log Edit
707404e4b86f (Log Edit Mode): New.
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents: 34950
diff changeset
1184 Buffers for entering/editing log messages for changes which are about
707404e4b86f (Log Edit Mode): New.
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents: 34950
diff changeset
1185 to be committed are put into Log Edit mode.
707404e4b86f (Log Edit Mode): New.
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents: 34950
diff changeset
1186
707404e4b86f (Log Edit Mode): New.
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents: 34950
diff changeset
1187 Sometimes the log buffer contains default text when you enter it,
707404e4b86f (Log Edit Mode): New.
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents: 34950
diff changeset
1188 typically the last log message entered. If it does, mark and point
707404e4b86f (Log Edit Mode): New.
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents: 34950
diff changeset
1189 are set around the entire contents of the buffer so that it is easy to
707404e4b86f (Log Edit Mode): New.
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents: 34950
diff changeset
1190 kill the contents of the buffer with @kbd{C-w}.
707404e4b86f (Log Edit Mode): New.
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents: 34950
diff changeset
1191
707404e4b86f (Log Edit Mode): New.
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents: 34950
diff changeset
1192 @findex log-edit-insert-changelog
707404e4b86f (Log Edit Mode): New.
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents: 34950
diff changeset
1193 If you work by writing entries in the @file{ChangeLog}
707404e4b86f (Log Edit Mode): New.
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents: 34950
diff changeset
1194 (@pxref{(emacs)Change Log}) and then commit the change under revision
707404e4b86f (Log Edit Mode): New.
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents: 34950
diff changeset
1195 control, you can generate the Log Edit text from the ChangeLog using
707404e4b86f (Log Edit Mode): New.
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents: 34950
diff changeset
1196 @kbd{C-a C-a} (@kbd{log-edit-insert-changelog}). This looks for
707404e4b86f (Log Edit Mode): New.
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents: 34950
diff changeset
1197 entries for the file(s) concerned in the top entry in the ChangeLog
707404e4b86f (Log Edit Mode): New.
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents: 34950
diff changeset
1198 and uses those paragraphs as the log text. This text is only inserted
707404e4b86f (Log Edit Mode): New.
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents: 34950
diff changeset
1199 if the top entry was made under your user name on the current date.
707404e4b86f (Log Edit Mode): New.
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents: 34950
diff changeset
1200 @xref{(emacs)Change Logs and VC}, for the opposite way of
707404e4b86f (Log Edit Mode): New.
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents: 34950
diff changeset
1201 working---generating ChangeLog entries from the revision control log.
29349
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
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1202
36059
707404e4b86f (Log Edit Mode): New.
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents: 34950
diff changeset
1203 In the Log Edit buffer, @kbd{C-c C-f} (@kbd{M-x log-edit-show-files})
707404e4b86f (Log Edit Mode): New.
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents: 34950
diff changeset
1204 shows the list of files to be committed in case you need to check
707404e4b86f (Log Edit Mode): New.
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents: 34950
diff changeset
1205 that.
707404e4b86f (Log Edit Mode): New.
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents: 34950
diff changeset
1206
707404e4b86f (Log Edit Mode): New.
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents: 34950
diff changeset
1207 When you have finished editing the log message, type @kbd{C-c C-c} to
707404e4b86f (Log Edit Mode): New.
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents: 34950
diff changeset
1208 exit the buffer and commit the change.
707404e4b86f (Log Edit Mode): New.
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents: 34950
diff changeset
1209
707404e4b86f (Log Edit Mode): New.
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents: 34950
diff changeset
1210 @c Fixme: customization variables
707404e4b86f (Log Edit Mode): New.
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents: 34950
diff changeset
1211
707404e4b86f (Log Edit Mode): New.
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents: 34950
diff changeset
1212 @node Log View Mode, Customization, Log Edit Mode, Top
707404e4b86f (Log Edit Mode): New.
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents: 34950
diff changeset
1213 @chapter Browsing a Log of Changes
29349
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
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1214
36059
707404e4b86f (Log Edit Mode): New.
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents: 34950
diff changeset
1215 @cindex Log View mode
707404e4b86f (Log Edit Mode): New.
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents: 34950
diff changeset
1216 @cindex mode, Log View
707404e4b86f (Log Edit Mode): New.
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents: 34950
diff changeset
1217 @cindex output, logs
707404e4b86f (Log Edit Mode): New.
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents: 34950
diff changeset
1218
707404e4b86f (Log Edit Mode): New.
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents: 34950
diff changeset
1219 @findex cvs-mode-log
707404e4b86f (Log Edit Mode): New.
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents: 34950
diff changeset
1220 @findex vc-print-log
707404e4b86f (Log Edit Mode): New.
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents: 34950
diff changeset
1221 Log View mode provides a few useful commands for navigating revision
707404e4b86f (Log Edit Mode): New.
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents: 34950
diff changeset
1222 control log output. It is used for the output buffers of both
707404e4b86f (Log Edit Mode): New.
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents: 34950
diff changeset
1223 @code{cvs-mode-log} and @code{vc-print-log}.
707404e4b86f (Log Edit Mode): New.
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents: 34950
diff changeset
1224
707404e4b86f (Log Edit Mode): New.
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents: 34950
diff changeset
1225 In this mode, @kbd{n} goes to the next message and @kbd{p} goes to the
707404e4b86f (Log Edit Mode): New.
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents: 34950
diff changeset
1226 previous message and @kbd{N} and @kbd{P} go to the next and previous
707404e4b86f (Log Edit Mode): New.
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents: 34950
diff changeset
1227 files, respectively, in multi-file output. With a numeric prefix
707404e4b86f (Log Edit Mode): New.
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents: 34950
diff changeset
1228 argument, these commands move that many messages of files.
707404e4b86f (Log Edit Mode): New.
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents: 34950
diff changeset
1229
707404e4b86f (Log Edit Mode): New.
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents: 34950
diff changeset
1230 @c @node CVS Status Mode
34950
95f07a5e1ee6 (Miscellaneous commands, Miscellaneous commands)
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents: 34304
diff changeset
1231 @c @chapter Viewing CVS' Status output
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1232
36059
707404e4b86f (Log Edit Mode): New.
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents: 34950
diff changeset
1233 @node Customization, Bugs, Log View Mode, Top
29349
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1234 @chapter Customization
34180
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1235 @vindex log-edit-changelog-full-paragraphs@r{ (variable)}
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1236 @vindex cvs-auto-remove-handled@r{ (variable)}
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1237 @vindex cvs-auto-remove-directories@r{ (variable)}
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1238 @vindex cvs-update-prog-output-skip-regexp@r{ (variable)}
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1239 @vindex cvs-cvsroot@r{ (variable)}
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1240 @vindex cvs-auto-revert@r{ (variable)}
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1241 @vindex log-edit-require-final-newline@r{ (variable)}
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1242 @vindex cvs-sort-ignore-file@r{ (variable)}
29349
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1243 @cindex Customization
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1244 @cindex Variables, list of all
34180
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1245 @cindex Erasing input buffer
29349
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1246 @cindex Context diff, how to get
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1247 @cindex Unidiff, how to get
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1248 @cindex Automatically remove handled files
34180
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1249 @cindex @samp{-u} option in modules file
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1250 @cindex Modules file (@samp{-u} option)
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1251 @cindex Update program (@samp{-u} option in modules file)
29349
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1252 @cindex Reverting buffers after commit
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1253 @cindex Require final newline
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1254 @cindex Automatically inserting newline
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1255 @cindex Commit message, inserting newline
34180
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1256 @cindex Sorting @file{.cvsignore} file
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1257 @cindex @file{.cvsignore} file, sorting
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1258 @cindex Automatically sorting @file{.cvsignore}
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1259 @cindex @samp{CVSROOT}, overriding
29349
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1260
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1261 If you have an idea about any customization that would be handy but
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1262 isn't present in this list, please tell me!
34180
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1263 For info on how to reach me, see @ref{Bugs}.@refill
29349
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1264
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1265 @table @samp
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1266 @item cvs-auto-remove-handled
34180
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1267 If this variable is set to any non-@code{nil} value,
29349
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1268 @samp{cvs-mode-remove-handled} will be called every time you check in
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1269 files, after the check-in is ready. @xref{Removing handled
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1270 entries}.@refill
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1271
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1272 @item cvs-auto-remove-directories
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1273 If this variable is set to any non-@code{nil} value, directories that do
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1274 not contain any files to be checked in will not be listed in the
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1275 @samp{*cvs*} buffer.@refill
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1276
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1277 @item cvs-auto-revert
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1278 If this variable is set to any non-@samp{nil} value any buffers you have
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1279 that visit a file that is committed will be automatically reverted.
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1280 This variable defaults to @samp{t}. @xref{Committing changes}.@refill
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1281
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1282 @item cvs-update-prog-output-skip-regexp
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1283 The @samp{-u} flag in the @file{modules} file can be used to run a command
34180
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1284 whenever a @samp{cvs update} is performed (see @code{cvs(5)}). This regexp
29349
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1285 is used to search for the last line in that output. It is normally set
34180
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1286 to @samp{$}. That setting is only correct if the command outputs
29349
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1287 nothing. Note that PCL-CVS will get very confused if the command
34180
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1288 outputs @emph{anything} to @code{stderr}.
29349
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1289
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1290 @item cvs-cvsroot
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1291 This variable can be set to override @samp{CVSROOT}. It should be a
34180
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1292 string. If it is set, then every time a @code{cvs} command is run, it
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1293 will be called as @samp{cvs -d @var{cvs-cvsroot}@dots{}}. This can be
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1294 useful if your site has several repositories.
29349
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1295
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1296 @item log-edit-require-final-newline
34180
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1297 @c wordy to avoid unhderfull hbox
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1298 When you enter a log message by typing into the
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1299 @samp{*cvs-commit-message*} buffer, PCL-CVS normally automatically
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1300 inserts a trailing newline, unless there already is one. This behavior
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1301 can be controlled via @samp{cvs-commit-buffer-require-final-newline}.
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1302 If it is @samp{t} (the default behavior), a newline will always be
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1303 appended. If it is @samp{nil}, newlines will never be appended. Any
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1304 other value causes PCL-CVS to ask the user whenever there is no trailing
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1305 newline in the commit message buffer.
29349
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1306
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parents: 33670
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1307 @findex cvs-mode-changelog-commit
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1308 @item log-edit-changelog-full-paragraphs
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
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1309 If this variable is non-@code{nil}, include full @file{ChangeLog}
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Juanma Barranquero <lekktu@gmail.com>
parents: 48701
diff changeset
1310 paragraphs in the CVS log created by @samp{cvs-mode-changelog-commit}.
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1311 This may be set in the local variables section of a @file{ChangeLog}
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1312 file, to indicate the policy for that @file{ChangeLog}.
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1313
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1314 @cindex @file{ChangeLog} paragraphs
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1315 A @dfn{@file{ChangeLog} paragraph} is a bunch of log text containing no
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1316 blank lines; a paragraph usually describes a set of changes with a
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1317 single purpose, but perhaps spanning several functions in several files.
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1318 Changes in different paragraphs are unrelated.
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
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1319
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1320 You could argue that the CVS log entry for a file should contain the
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1321 full @file{ChangeLog} paragraph mentioning the change to the file, even though
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1322 it may mention other files, because that gives you the full context you
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1323 need to understand the change. This is the behavior you get when this
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1324 variable is set to @code{t}, the default.
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
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1325
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1326 On the other hand, you could argue that the CVS log entry for a change
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1327 should contain only the text for the changes which occurred in that
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1328 file, because the CVS log is per-file. This is the behavior you get
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1329 when this variable is set to @code{nil}.
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
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1330
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
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1331 @findex cvs-mode-ignore@r{, and @file{.cvsignore} sorting}
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1332 @item cvs-sort-ignore-file
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1333 If this variable is set to any non-@samp{nil} value, the
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1334 @file{.cvsignore} file will always be sorted whenever you use
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1335 @samp{cvs-mode-ignore} to add a file to it. This option is on by
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
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1336 default.
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1337 @end table
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1338
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1339
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1340 @menu
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Juanma Barranquero <lekktu@gmail.com>
parents: 48701
diff changeset
1341 * Customizing Faces::
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1342 @end menu
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1343
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1344 @node Customizing Faces, , Customization, Customization
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1345 @section Customizing Faces
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1346 @vindex cvs-header-face (face)
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1347 @vindex cvs-filename-face (face)
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1348 @vindex cvs-unknown-face (face)
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1349 @vindex cvs-handled-face (face)
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1350 @vindex cvs-need-action-face (face)
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1351 @vindex cvs-marked-face (face)
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1352
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1353 PCL-CVS adds a few extra features, including menus, mouse bindings, and
36338
45507c61ceef (Customizing Faces): Remove doubled `the'.
Gerd Moellmann <gerd@gnu.org>
parents: 36059
diff changeset
1354 fontification the @samp{*cvs*} buffer. The faces defined for
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1355 fontification are listed below:
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1356
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1357 @table @samp
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1358 @item cvs-header-face
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1359 used to highlight directory changes.
29349
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1360
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1361 @item cvs-filename-face
34180
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1362 used to highlight file names.
29349
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1363
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1364 @item cvs-unknown-face
34180
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1365 used to highlight the status of files which are @samp{Unknown}.
29349
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1366
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1367 @item cvs-handled-face
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Juanma Barranquero <lekktu@gmail.com>
parents: 48701
diff changeset
1368 used to highlight the status of files which are handled and
29349
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1369 need no further action.
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1370
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1371 @item cvs-need-action-face
34180
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1372 used to highlight the status of files which still need action.
29349
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1373
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1374 @item cvs-marked-face
34180
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1375 used to highlight the marked file indicator (@samp{*}).
29349
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1376 @end table
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1377
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1378
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1379 @node Bugs, Function and Variable Index, Customization, Top
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1380 @chapter Bugs (known and unknown)
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1381 @cindex Reporting bugs and ideas
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1382 @cindex Bugs, how to report them
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1383 @cindex Author, how to reach
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1384 @cindex Email to the author
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1385 @cindex Known bugs
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1386 @cindex Bugs, known
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1387 @cindex FAQ
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1388 @cindex Problems, list of common
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1389
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1390 If you find a bug or misfeature, don't hesitate to tell us! Send email
34180
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1391 to @email{bug-gnu-emacs@@gnu.org} which is gatewayed to the newsgroup
29349
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1392 @samp{gnu.emacs.bugs}. Feature requests should also be sent there. We
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1393 prefer discussing one thing at a time. If you find several unrelated
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1394 bugs, please report them separately. If you are running PCL-CVS under
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1395 XEmacs, you should also send a copy of bug reports to
34180
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1396 @email{xemacs-beta@@xemacs.org}.
29349
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1397
34180
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1398 If you have problems using PCL-CVS or other questions, send them to
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1399 @email{help-gnu-emacs@@gnu.org}, which is gatewayed to the
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1400 @samp{gnu.emacs.help} newsgroup. This is a good place to get help, as
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1401 is @email{cvs-info@@gnu.org}, gatewayed to @samp{gnu.cvs.help}.
29349
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1402
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1403 If you have ideas for improvements, or if you have written some
8857bdc4f765 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1404 extensions to this package, we would like to hear from you. We hope that
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1405 you find this package useful!
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1406
43264
91a36592ab22 *** empty log message ***
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents: 36338
diff changeset
1407 Below is a partial list of currently known problems with PCL-CVS.
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1408
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1409 @table @asis
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1410 @item Unexpected output from CVS
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1411 Unexpected output from CVS may confuse PCL-CVS. It will create
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1412 warning messages in the @samp{*cvs*} buffer alerting you to any parse errors.
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1413 If you get these messages, please send a bug report to the email
34180
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1414 addresses listed above. Include the contents of the @samp{*cvs*} buffer, the
43264
91a36592ab22 *** empty log message ***
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents: 36338
diff changeset
1415 output of the CVS process (which should be found in the @samp{ *cvs-tmp*}
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1416 buffer), and the versions of Emacs, PCL-CVS and CVS you are using.
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1417 @end table
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1418
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1419 @node Function and Variable Index, Concept Index, Bugs, Top
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1420 @unnumbered Function and Variable Index
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
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1421
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1422 This is an index of all the functions and variables documented in this
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1423 manual.
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1424
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1425 @printindex fn
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1426
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1427 @node Concept Index, Key Index, Function and Variable Index, Top
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1428 @unnumbered Concept Index
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
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1429
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1430 This is an index of concepts discussed in this manual.
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1431
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1432 @printindex cp
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1433
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1434 @node Key Index, , Concept Index, Top
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1435 @unnumbered Key Index
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1436
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1437 This index includes an entry for each PCL-CVS key sequence documented in
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1438 this manual.
4cd2e11b3aca Fix markup, add index entries, make the DVI output prettier.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33670
diff changeset
1439
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1440 @printindex ky
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1441
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1442 @setchapternewpage odd
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
diff changeset
1443 @summarycontents
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
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1444 @contents
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents:
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1445 @bye