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Annotate command
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 - Command: cvs annotate [`-flR'] [`-r rev'|`-D date'] files ...
     For each file in FILES, print the head revision of the trunk,
     together with information on the last modification for each line.
     For example:

          $ cvs annotate ssfile
          Annotations for ssfile
          ***************
          1.1          (mary     27-Mar-96): ssfile line 1
          1.2          (joe      28-Mar-96): ssfile line 2

     The file `ssfile' currently contains two lines.  The `ssfile line
     1' line was checked in by `mary' on March 27.  Then, on March 28,
     `joe' added a line `ssfile line 2', without modifying the `ssfile
     line 1' line.  This report doesn't tell you anything about lines
     which have been deleted or replaced; you need to use `cvs diff'
     for that (Note: diff).


   The options to `cvs annotate' are listed in Note: Invoking CVS,
and can be used to select the files and revisions to annotate.  The
options are described in more detail in Note: Common options.