Merge branch 'lt/logopt'

diff --git a/Documentation/git-cvsexportcommit.txt b/Documentation/git-cvsexportcommit.txt
index 91def2b5150d827e729d69f37b2c0087d08075f0..d30435a9e4c6ec9797110869c202aea2f8e257a1 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-cvsexportcommit.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-cvsexportcommit.txt
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@ git-cvsexportcommit - Export a commit to a CVS checkout
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
-git-cvsexportcommmit.perl 
-                        [ -h ] [ -v ] [ -c ] [ -p ] [PARENTCOMMIT] COMMITID 
+'git-cvsexportcommmit' [-h] [-v] [-c] [-p] [PARENTCOMMIT] COMMITID
 
 
 DESCRIPTION
@@ -18,6 +17,7 @@ Exports a commit from GIT to a CVS checkout, making it easier
 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.
 
 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 
@@ -42,6 +42,26 @@ OPTIONS
 -v::
        Verbose.
 
+EXAMPLES
+--------
+
+Merge one patch into CVS::
++
+------------
+$ export GIT_DIR=~/project/.git
+$ cd ~/project_cvs_checkout
+$ git-cvsexportcommit -v <commit-sha1>
+$ cvs commit -F .mgs <files> 
+------------
+
+Merge pending patches into CVS automatically -- only if you really know what you are doing ::
++
+------------
+$ export GIT_DIR=~/project/.git
+$ cd ~/project_cvs_checkout
+$ git-cherry cvshead myhead | sed -n 's/^+ //p' | xargs -l1 git-cvsexportcommit -c -p -v
+------------
+
 Author
 ------
 Written by Martin Langhoff <martin@catalyst.net.nz>