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RE: Comparing first; checking out later
From: |
Kostur, Andre |
Subject: |
RE: Comparing first; checking out later |
Date: |
Mon, 4 Jun 2001 11:23:20 -0700 |
You can also do "cvs -n -q update", if you just want the list of files that
will be touched (you won't see the actual changes)
-----Original Message-----
From: Matthew Riechers [mailto:address@hidden
Sent: Monday, June 4, 2001 9:55 AM
Cc: address@hidden
Subject: Re: Comparing first; checking out later
Georgina O Economou wrote:
>
> I've searched thru all the documentation on CVS I could find, but cannot
> find this answer:
>
> How do I compare my local repository to the main one and see what
> differences there are BEFORE actually checking out the diffs and
> updating my local?
>
> Thanks
> Georgina
cvs diff [files]
http://www.cvshome.org/docs/manual/cvs_16.html#SEC129
Just to avoid confusion, don't refer to your working copy as the
repository :)
It sounds like you have the concepts a bit messed up. Check out
http://cvsbook.red-bean.com/cvsbook.html for a really good treatment of
CVS.
-Matt
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