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Synopsis: watch on|off|add|remove [OPTIONS] [FILES]

   * Alternate names - None

   * Requires - Working copy, repository

   * Changes - Watch list in repository

Sets a watch on one or more files.  Unlike most CVS commands, watch
requires a further subcommand to do something useful.  (See also Note:
watchers, Note: edit, Note: editors, and Note: unedit, and
Note: users.)

Subcommands:

   * on - Declares that the files are being watched.  This means that
     they are created read-only on checkout, and users should do cvs
     edit to make them read-write (and notify any watchers that the
     file is now being edited).  Turning on a watch does not add you to
     the watch list for any files. (See `watch add' and `watch remove'
     for that.)

   * off - Opposite of watch on.  Declares that the files are no longer
     being watched.

   * add - Adds you to the list of watchers for this file.  You are
     notified when someone commits or runs cvs edit or cvs unedit (but
     see the -a option).

   * remove - Opposite of watch add.  Removes you from the list of
     watchers for this file.


Options (for use with any watch subcommand).  All three options have the
same meanings as for edit:

   * -a ACTIONS

   * -l

   * -R