Re: [Fwd: Q on keyword substitution]

[jsWalter]

> jsWalter <address@hidden> wrote:
>>> Try 'cvs admin -kv'.  Try it on a test repository first.
>>>
>
>> Well, doesn't this tell CVS not to proces *any* keywords on this
>> particular file?
>
> It's -kv, not '-ko'.  '-kv' removes the keyword (and the bracketing
> $$) and leaves only the value.

OK, but doesn't this strip ALL the keywords?


> and you have to be *very* careful with the spelling of '$Revision:
> $' when you add a new line in the file you're editing.  I recommend
> ending it with a colon and space before the dollar, as above, so you
> can verify the presence of the keyword with the RCS command 'ident'
> before you commit into cvs.  Maybe even in a commitinfo script !

OK, you lost me here.

Walter