On Feb 2, 2009, at 10:41 AM, D. Richard Hipp wrote:
>
> On Feb 2, 2009, at 10:27 AM, Jas Eckard wrote:
>
>>>> 1. How can I see if I need to update my working checkout - are
>>>> there
>>>> any changes made by other users. Can I list what files will be
>>>> updated
>>>> during update. Something like running "cvs update -n" or "svn
>>>> status
>>>> -u"
>>>
>>> The "fossil sync" command will pull down any change from the central
>>> repository into your local repository. Then you can run "fossil
>>> timeline" to see what if anything has changed, or better "fossil ui"
>>> to bring up a web GUI to let you see the current status of the
>>> repository.
>>
>> I have to agree with Thomasz and Steve. I'd like to know what
>> _files_
>> have changed, even after a sync.
>>
>> Showing the timeline doesn't tell me individual files that would be
>> updated. It would be nice to have a `--dry-run' option to `update'.
>
> You can run "fossil update" and see what changes, then run "fossil
> undo" to back the changes out and restore everything to the state it
> was in prior to the update.
>
Or.... you could run "fossil diff -r VERSION" where VERSION is the
name of the check-in you are thinking of updating to. You can also
use a branch name for VERSION. So if you want to see what would
change if you update to the head of the "trunk" branch:
fossil diff -r trunk
D. Richard Hipp
d...@hwaci.com
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