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
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-'git-cvsimport' [ -o <branch-for-HEAD> ] [ -h ] [ -v ]
- [ -d <CVSROOT> ] [ -p <options-for-cvsps> ]
- [ -C <git_repository> ] [ -i ] [ -P <file> ] [ -k ]
- [ -s <subst> ] [ -m ] [ -M regex ] [ <CVS_module> ]
+[verse]
+'git-cvsimport' [-o <branch-for-HEAD>] [-h] [-v] [-d <CVSROOT>] [-s <subst>]
+ [-p <options-for-cvsps>] [-C <git_repository>] [-i] [-P <file>]
+ [-m] [-M regex] [<CVS_module>]
DESCRIPTION
Splitting the CVS log into patch sets is done by 'cvsps'.
At least version 2.1 is required.
+You should *never* do any work of your own on the branches that are
+created by git-cvsimport. The initial import will create and populate a
+"master" branch from the CVS repository's main branch which you're free
+to work with; after that, you need to 'git merge' incremental imports, or
+any CVS branches, yourself.
+
OPTIONS
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-d <CVSROOT>::
+
If you need to pass multiple options, separate them with a comma.
--P:: <cvsps-output-file>
+-P <cvsps-output-file>::
Instead of calling cvsps, read the provided cvsps output file. Useful
for debugging or when cvsps is being handled outside cvsimport.
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
+ commit logs. Using this option and an author-conv-file
+ in this format
++
+---------
+ exon=Andreas Ericsson <ae@op5.se>
+ spawn=Simon Pawn <spawn@frog-pond.org>
+
+---------
++
+git-cvsimport will make it appear as those authors had
+their GIT_AUTHOR_NAME and GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL set properly
+all along.
++
+For convenience, this data is saved to $GIT_DIR/cvs-authors
+each time the -A option is provided and read from that same
+file each time git-cvsimport is run.
++
+It is not recommended to use this feature if you intend to
+export changes back to CVS again later with
+gitlink:git-cvsexportcommit[1].
+
OUTPUT
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If '-v' is specified, the script reports what it is doing.