Paul, It is cvsignore (not .cvsignore).
cvsignore ignores certain files when doing updates, imports, or releases. Adding "*.bak" and "*.class" lines (without the quotes) should ignore all future .bak and .class files from being updated or imported to any directory. The cvs add command does not use the cvsignore file because you explicitly name the file in an add command. So if you have a script that adds files you want to make sure it ignores .bak and .class files in the script. If you do an "update -nq" it shows files that could be added with a leading question mark "? " and does ignores files that matching patterns in your cvsignore. Files that are already in the repository are not ignored. If you have *.bak and *.class files in the repository you could either remove the ,v files or place them in the Attic with "rm file in work area", "cvs rm file", "cvs commit file" Dale Miller -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim.Hyslop Sent: Friday, October 15, 2004 8:33 AM To: 'Antony Paul'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Adding files to ignore list recursively Antony Paul wrote: > I have to *.bak and *.class files in all directories to the ignore > list for the entire repository. I tried `$CVSROOT/CVSROOT/cvsignore' > but it is not working. This is the format I used. Try .cvsignore (not cvsignore). -- Jim Hyslop Senior Software Designer Leitch Technology International Inc. ( http://www.leitch.com ) Columnist, C/C++ Users Journal ( http://www.cuj.com/experts ) _______________________________________________ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs _______________________________________________ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs
