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'cvs admin -o' is dangerous and should be handled with extra care.
author | diego |
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date | Wed, 20 Apr 2005 20:22:57 +0000 |
parents | 7b1198123519 |
children | c2fc23703ef9 |
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--- a/DOCS/tech/cvs-howto.txt Wed Apr 20 19:35:46 2005 +0000 +++ b/DOCS/tech/cvs-howto.txt Wed Apr 20 20:22:57 2005 +0000 @@ -105,11 +105,16 @@ 9. Reverting broken commits - In case you committed something really broken and wish to undo it completely, - you can use the 'cvs admin -o' command, which removes entries from the - revision history of a file. It does not undo the changes related to that - revision, but for the corner case that you remove the last revision (and only - then!) this amounts to reverting a commit. + Should you commit something really broken, notice it quickly and wish to undo + it completely, the 'cvs admin -o' command can be used as a last resort. This + command removes entries from the revision history of a file. For the corner + case of removing the last revision (and only then!) this amounts to reverting + a commit. The HEAD version is not affected by removing revisions that came + before, only revision history will be lost and holes left in the revision + numbering. ONLY EVER use this command to delete the LAST revision of a file. + + In short, if you use this improperly you can wreak permanent havoc. Employ it + only if you are completely sure of what you are doing. Assuming that 1.123 is the last revision @@ -117,11 +122,6 @@ will remove revision 1.123, thus reverting the file back to revision 1.122. - ONLY use this command to delete the LAST revision of a file. Removing other - revisions will NOT undo the changes connected to that revision, so the last - revision will remain unmodified, only revision history will be lost and - holes left in the revision numbering. - 10. RSA authentication Since mplayerhq.hu uses ssh.com and not OpenSSH you will have to convert your