Now you understand why the help file did NOT help me! :) Thanks. >-----Original Message----- >From: Jim.Hyslop [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 4:10 PM >To: Fouts Christopher (IFNA MP DC) >Cc: [email protected] >Subject: RE: Clearing the stick option??? > > >Christopher Fouts wrote: >> cvs -H admin says, for -k, >> >> -k subst Set keyword substitution mode: >> kv (Default) Substitute keyword and value. >> >> How does one associate "sticky option" with >> keyword and value, for example? Are these >> words synonymous in the CVS world? > >Not quite. The sticky option usually displays the keyword >substitution mode set in the file, but that can be overridden >on checkout and update. > >Normally, when you check out a file CVS automatically sets the >"sticky option" to the -k value stored in the repository file >(and, as you know, this value is set by using the -k option to >'cvs add' and 'cvs admin'). > >Occasionally, you want to suppress keyword expansion. For >example, when merging a file you frequently get conflicts from >many of the keywords ($Id$, $Author$, etc.). So, you can tell >CVS to suppress keyword expansion when >merging: > >cvs -kk update -j revX -j revY > >The -k option is sticky, so a subsequent 'cvs stat' on the >file will show "sticky option: -kk" > >Clear as mud now? :=) > >-- >Jim Hyslop >Senior Software Designer >Leitch Technology International Inc. ( http://www.leitch.com ) >Columnist, C/C++ Users Journal ( http://www.cuj.com/experts ) >
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