SYNOPSIS
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-'git-cvsexportcommit' [-h] [-u] [-v] [-c] [-P] [-p] [-a] [-d cvsroot] [-w cvsworkdir] [-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
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
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-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.
+ 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
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$ export GIT_DIR=~/project/.git
$ cd ~/project_cvs_checkout
-$ git-cvsexportcommit -v <commit-sha1>
+$ git cvsexportcommit -v <commit-sha1>
$ cvs commit -F .msg <files>
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Merge one patch into CVS (-c and -w options). The working directory is within the Git Repo::
+
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- $ git-cvsexportcommit -v -c -w ~/project_cvs_checkout <commit-sha1>
+ $ git cvsexportcommit -v -c -w ~/project_cvs_checkout <commit-sha1>
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Merge pending patches into CVS automatically -- only if you really know what you are doing::
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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
GIT
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-Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite
+Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite