1 git-cvsexportcommit(1)
2 ======================
4 NAME
5 ----
6 git-cvsexportcommit - Export a commit to a CVS checkout
9 SYNOPSIS
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11 'git-cvsexportcommmit' [-h] [-v] [-c] [-p] [-f] [-m msgprefix] [PARENTCOMMIT] COMMITID
14 DESCRIPTION
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16 Exports a commit from GIT to a CVS checkout, making it easier
17 to merge patches from a git repository into a CVS repository.
19 Execute it from the root of the CVS working copy. GIT_DIR must be defined.
20 See examples below.
22 It does its best to do the safe thing, it will check that the files are
23 unchanged and up to date in the CVS checkout, and it will not autocommit
24 by default.
26 Supports file additions, removals, and commits that affect binary files.
28 If the commit is a merge commit, you must tell git-cvsapplycommit what parent
29 should the changeset be done against.
31 OPTIONS
32 -------
34 -c::
35 Commit automatically if the patch applied cleanly. It will not
36 commit if any hunks fail to apply or there were other problems.
38 -p::
39 Be pedantic (paranoid) when applying patches. Invokes patch with
40 --fuzz=0
42 -f::
43 Force the merge even if the files are not up to date.
45 -m::
46 Prepend the commit message with the provided prefix.
47 Useful for patch series and the like.
49 -v::
50 Verbose.
52 EXAMPLES
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55 Merge one patch into CVS::
56 +
57 ------------
58 $ export GIT_DIR=~/project/.git
59 $ cd ~/project_cvs_checkout
60 $ git-cvsexportcommit -v <commit-sha1>
61 $ cvs commit -F .mgs <files>
62 ------------
64 Merge pending patches into CVS automatically -- only if you really know what you are doing ::
65 +
66 ------------
67 $ export GIT_DIR=~/project/.git
68 $ cd ~/project_cvs_checkout
69 $ git-cherry cvshead myhead | sed -n 's/^+ //p' | xargs -l1 git-cvsexportcommit -c -p -v
70 ------------
72 Author
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74 Written by Martin Langhoff <martin@catalyst.net.nz>
76 Documentation
77 --------------
78 Documentation by Martin Langhoff <martin@catalyst.net.nz>
80 GIT
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82 Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite