[ On , February 25, 2002 at 06:56:37 (-0800), Duncan wrote: ]
> Subject: Does rdiff miss new files?
>
> I've seen this same question asked here a few times before but with no
> responses so I'll throw my hat in the ring and ask yet again. Does
> rdiff miss newly added files that exist in only in one
> tag/branch/version but not the other? I created a branch, added and
> commited 2 new dirs full of files, then did a:
>
> cvs -Q rdiff -f -s -r HEAD -r APT-PROJECT-BRANCHED-2-25-02 intranet
>
> And got no output. Is this the standard behavior of rdiff?
Hmmm.... How about adding '-N' to the "rdiff" options.....
-N
--new-file
In directory comparison, if a file is found in only
one directory, treat it as present but empty in the
other directory.
that should show you your changes (though I'm unsure how well 'HEAD'
works with "cvs rdiff").
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