NAME
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-git-cvsimport - Import a CVS repository into git
+git-cvsimport - Salvage your data out of another SCM people love to hate
SYNOPSIS
Print a short usage message and exit.
-z <fuzz>::
- Pass the timestamp fuzz factor to cvsps.
+ Pass the timestamp fuzz factor to cvsps, in seconds. If unset,
+ cvsps defaults to 300s.
-s <subst>::
Substitute the character "/" in branch names with <subst>
+-a::
+ Import all commits, including recent ones. cvsimport by default
+ skips commits that have a timestamp less than 10 minutes ago.
+
+-S <regex>::
+ Skip paths matching the regex.
+
+-L <limit>::
+ Limit the number of commits imported. Workaround for cases where
+ cvsimport leaks memory.
+
-A <author-conv-file>::
- CVS by default uses the unix username when writing its
+ CVS by default uses the Unix username when writing its
commit logs. Using this option and an author-conv-file
in this format
+