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GNU Info (cvs.info)Global optionsGlobal options ============== The available `cvs_options' (that are given to the left of `cvs_command') are: `--allow-root=ROOTDIR' Specify legal CVSROOT directory. See Note: Password authentication server. `-a' Authenticate all communication between the client and the server. Only has an effect on the CVS client. As of this writing, this is only implemented when using a GSSAPI connection (Note: GSSAPI authenticated). Authentication prevents certain sorts of attacks involving hijacking the active TCP connection. Enabling authentication does not enable encryption. `-b BINDIR' In CVS 1.9.18 and older, this specified that RCS programs are in the BINDIR directory. Current versions of CVS do not run RCS programs; for compatibility this option is accepted, but it does nothing. `-T TEMPDIR' Use TEMPDIR as the directory where temporary files are located. Overrides the setting of the `$TMPDIR' environment variable and any precompiled directory. This parameter should be specified as an absolute pathname. `-d CVS_ROOT_DIRECTORY' Use CVS_ROOT_DIRECTORY as the root directory pathname of the repository. Overrides the setting of the `$CVSROOT' environment variable. Note: Repository. `-e EDITOR' Use EDITOR to enter revision log information. Overrides the setting of the `$CVSEDITOR' and `$EDITOR' environment variables. For more information, see Note: Committing your changes. `-f' Do not read the `~/.cvsrc' file. This option is most often used because of the non-orthogonality of the CVS option set. For example, the `cvs log' option `-N' (turn off display of tag names) does not have a corresponding option to turn the display on. So if you have `-N' in the `~/.cvsrc' entry for `log', you may need to use `-f' to show the tag names. `-H' `--help' Display usage information about the specified `cvs_command' (but do not actually execute the command). If you don't specify a command name, `cvs -H' displays overall help for CVS, including a list of other help options. `-l' Do not log the `cvs_command' in the command history (but execute it anyway). Note: history, for information on command history. `-n' Do not change any files. Attempt to execute the `cvs_command', but only to issue reports; do not remove, update, or merge any existing files, or create any new files. Note that CVS will not necessarily produce exactly the same output as without `-n'. In some cases the output will be the same, but in other cases CVS will skip some of the processing that would have been required to produce the exact same output. `-Q' Cause the command to be really quiet; the command will only generate output for serious problems. `-q' Cause the command to be somewhat quiet; informational messages, such as reports of recursion through subdirectories, are suppressed. `-r' Make new working files read-only. Same effect as if the `$CVSREAD' environment variable is set (Note: Environment variables). The default is to make working files writable, unless watches are on (Note: Watches). `-s VARIABLE=VALUE' Set a user variable (Note: Variables). `-t' Trace program execution; display messages showing the steps of CVS activity. Particularly useful with `-n' to explore the potential impact of an unfamiliar command. `-v' `--version' Display version and copyright information for CVS. `-w' Make new working files read-write. Overrides the setting of the `$CVSREAD' environment variable. Files are created read-write by default, unless `$CVSREAD' is set or `-r' is given. `-x' Encrypt all communication between the client and the server. Only has an effect on the CVS client. As of this writing, this is only implemented when using a GSSAPI connection (Note: GSSAPI authenticated) or a Kerberos connection (Note: Kerberos authenticated). Enabling encryption implies that message traffic is also authenticated. Encryption support is not available by default; it must be enabled using a special configure option, `--enable-encryption', when you build CVS. `-z GZIP-LEVEL' Set the compression level. Valid levels are 1 (high speed, low compression) to 9 (low speed, high compression), or 0 to disable compression (the default). Only has an effect on the CVS client. automatically generated by info2www version 1.2.2.9 |