try something like: cvs update -r [version] -p [filename] >temp/[filename]
On 14 Jul 2005 06:16:04 -0700, NoPlatitudes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am trying to get the difference between the latest working version of > a file and a previous version. I need to use a third party tool to > examine this difference (cvs's diff functionality won't do what I want > here). I want the newest version to remain in my 'standard' working > directory, and I'd like the old version to be extracted (for reference > only; no edits needed) to another directory, like /temp off of my > working directory. How can I do this? > > Thanks... > > _______________________________________________ > Info-cvs mailing list > Info-cvs@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs > -- Give me ambiguity, or give me something else. _______________________________________________ Info-cvs mailing list Info-cvs@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs