NAME
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-git-cvsexportcommit - Export a commit to a CVS checkout
+git-cvsexportcommit - Export a single commit to a CVS checkout
SYNOPSIS
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-'git-cvsexportcommit' [-h] [-v] [-c] [-p] [-f] [-m msgprefix] [PARENTCOMMIT] COMMITID
+'git-cvsexportcommit' [-h] [-v] [-c] [-P] [-p] [-a] [-d cvsroot] [-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-cvsapplycommit what parent
+If the commit is a merge commit, you must tell git-cvsexportcommit what parent
should the changeset be done against.
OPTIONS
commit if any hunks fail to apply or there were other problems.
-p::
- Be pedantic (paranoid) when applying patches. Invokes patch with
+ Be pedantic (paranoid) when applying patches. Invokes patch with
--fuzz=0
+-a::
+ Add authorship information. Adds Author line, and Committer (if
+ different from Author) to the message.
+
+-d::
+ Set an alternative CVSROOT to use. This corresponds to the CVS
+ -d parameter. Usually users will not want to set this, except
+ if using CVS in an asymmetric fashion.
+
-f::
Force the merge even if the files are not up to date.
+-P::
+ Force the parent commit, even if it is not a direct parent.
+
-m::
Prepend the commit message with the provided prefix.
Useful for patch series and the like.