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SYNOPSIS
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-'git-cvsexportcommit' [-h] [-v] [-c] [-P] [-p] [-a] [-d cvsroot] [-f] [-m msgprefix] [PARENTCOMMIT] COMMITID
+'git cvsexportcommit' [-h] [-u] [-v] [-c] [-P] [-p] [-a] [-d cvsroot]
+ [-w cvsworkdir] [-W] [-f] [-m msgprefix] [PARENTCOMMIT] COMMITID
DESCRIPTION
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Exports a commit from GIT to a CVS checkout, making it easier
-to merge patches from a git repository into a CVS repository.
+to merge patches from a git repository into a CVS repository.
-Execute it from the root of the CVS working copy. GIT_DIR must be defined.
-See examples below.
+Specify the name of a CVS checkout using the -w switch or execute it
+from the root of the CVS working copy. In the latter case GIT_DIR must
+be defined. See examples below.
-It does its best to do the safe thing, it will check that the files are
-unchanged and up to date in the CVS checkout, and it will not autocommit
+It does its best to do the safe thing, it will check that the files are
+unchanged and up to date in the CVS checkout, and it will not autocommit
by default.
Supports file additions, removals, and commits that affect binary files.
-If the commit is a merge commit, you must tell git-cvsexportcommit what parent
-should the changeset be done against.
+If the commit is a merge commit, you must tell 'git-cvsexportcommit' what
+parent the changeset should be done against.
OPTIONS
-------
Force the parent commit, even if it is not a direct parent.
-m::
- Prepend the commit message with the provided prefix.
+ Prepend the commit message with the provided prefix.
Useful for patch series and the like.
+-u::
+ Update affected files from CVS repository before attempting export.
+
+-w::
+ Specify the location of the CVS checkout to use for the export. This
+ option does not require GIT_DIR to be set before execution if the
+ current directory is within a git repository. The default is the
+ value of 'cvsexportcommit.cvsdir'.
+
+-W::
+ Tell cvsexportcommit that the current working directory is not only
+ a Git checkout, but also the CVS checkout. Therefore, Git will
+ reset the working directory to the parent commit before proceeding.
+
-v::
Verbose.
+CONFIGURATION
+-------------
+cvsexportcommit.cvsdir::
+ The default location of the CVS checkout to use for the export.
+
EXAMPLES
--------
------------
$ export GIT_DIR=~/project/.git
$ cd ~/project_cvs_checkout
-$ git-cvsexportcommit -v <commit-sha1>
-$ cvs commit -F .mgs <files>
+$ git cvsexportcommit -v <commit-sha1>
+$ cvs commit -F .msg <files>
+------------
+
+Merge one patch into CVS (-c and -w options). The working directory is within the Git Repo::
++
+------------
+ $ git cvsexportcommit -v -c -w ~/project_cvs_checkout <commit-sha1>
------------
Merge pending patches into CVS automatically -- only if you really know what you are doing::
@@ -78,18 +105,17 @@ Merge pending patches into CVS automatically -- only if you really know what you
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$ export GIT_DIR=~/project/.git
$ cd ~/project_cvs_checkout
-$ git-cherry cvshead myhead | sed -n 's/^+ //p' | xargs -l1 git-cvsexportcommit -c -p -v
+$ git cherry cvshead myhead | sed -n 's/^+ //p' | xargs -l1 git cvsexportcommit -c -p -v
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Author
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-Written by Martin Langhoff <martin@catalyst.net.nz>
+Written by Martin Langhoff <martin@catalyst.net.nz> and others.
Documentation
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-Documentation by Martin Langhoff <martin@catalyst.net.nz>
+Documentation by Martin Langhoff <martin@catalyst.net.nz> and others.
GIT
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-Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite
-
+Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite