Re: getting a copy of a file without setting any flags in CVS

[Larry Jones]

Shane McDaniel writes:
> 
> How can I pull out a revision of a file but not have CVS set any flags or
> make any entries etc. anywhere.  I don't want it to think I'm doing a
> checkout of anything, I just want a complete text file of an old version.

Use the -p option of checkout.

-Larry Jones

I always send Grandma a thank-you note right away.  ...Ever since she
sent me that empty box with the sarcastic note saying she was just
checking to see if the Postal Service was still working. -- Calvin