> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of eric63 > Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 12:46 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: add log message to an unaltered file > > > Thanks for the quick reply. > > > Usage: cvs commit [-Rlf] [-m msg | -F logfile] [-r rev] files... > -R Process directories recursively. > -l Local directory only (not recursive). > -f Force the file to be committed; disables recursion. > -F logfile Read the log message from file. > -m msg Log message. > -r rev Commit to this branch or trunk revision. > > I think this is the right track, but the comment "disables > recursion" raises > a question. If I do: > > cvs commit -R -f -m "production deployed on 19 Dec 2007" * > > Will cvs add this message to all the files (use the -R > recursion) or just > the files in this directory (ignores -R)? > > Cheers > Eric
Unfortunately, just the files in the current directory. (I just tested this with an experimental repository we have using 1.11.21. I don't know if 1.11.22 or the 1.12 branch behaves differently.) -- Rick Genter Principal Software Engineer Silverlink Communications [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.silverlink.com
