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export--Export sources from CVS, similar to checkout
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   * Synopsis: export [-flNnR] [-r rev|-D date] [-k subst] [-d dir]
     module...

   * Requires: repository.

   * Changes: current directory.

   This command is a variant of `checkout'; use it when you want a copy
of the source for module without the CVS administrative directories.
For example, you might use `export' to prepare source for shipment
off-site.  This command requires that you specify a date or tag (with
`-D' or `-r'), so that you can count on reproducing the source you ship
to others (and thus it always prunes empty directories).

   One often would like to use `-kv' with `cvs export'.  This causes
any keywords to be expanded such that an import done at some other site
will not lose the keyword revision information.  But be aware that
doesn't handle an export containing binary files correctly.  Also be
aware that after having used `-kv', one can no longer use the `ident'
command (which is part of the RCS suite--see ident(1)) which looks for
keyword strings.  If you want to be able to use `ident' you must not
use `-kv'.

export options

export options