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GNU Info (cvs.info)Editing filesHow to edit a file which is being watched ----------------------------------------- Since a file which is being watched is checked out read-only, you cannot simply edit it. To make it read-write, and inform others that you are planning to edit it, use the `cvs edit' command. Some systems call this a "checkout", but CVS uses that term for obtaining a copy of the sources (Note: Getting the source), an operation which those systems call a "get" or a "fetch". - Command: cvs edit [options] files ... Prepare to edit the working files FILES. CVS makes the FILES read-write, and notifies users who have requested `edit' notification for any of FILES. The `cvs edit' command accepts the same OPTIONS as the `cvs watch add' command, and establishes a temporary watch for the user on FILES; CVS will remove the watch when FILES are `unedit'ed or `commit'ted. If the user does not wish to receive notifications, she should specify `-a none'. The FILES and options are processed as for the `cvs watch' commands. Normally when you are done with a set of changes, you use the `cvs commit' command, which checks in your changes and returns the watched files to their usual read-only state. But if you instead decide to abandon your changes, or not to make any changes, you can use the `cvs unedit' command. - Command: cvs unedit [`-lR'] files ... Abandon work on the working files FILES, and revert them to the repository versions on which they are based. CVS makes those FILES read-only for which users have requested notification using `cvs watch on'. CVS notifies users who have requested `unedit' notification for any of FILES. The FILES and options are processed as for the `cvs watch' commands. If watches are not in use, the `unedit' command probably does not work, and the way to revert to the repository version is to remove the file and then use `cvs update' to get a new copy. The meaning is not precisely the same; removing and updating may also bring in some changes which have been made in the repository since the last time you updated. When using client/server CVS, you can use the `cvs edit' and `cvs unedit' commands even if CVS is unable to successfully communicate with the server; the notifications will be sent upon the next successful CVS command. automatically generated by info2www version 1.2.2.9 |