Re: cvs log: incorrect usage?

[Larry Jones]

coach24 writes:
> 
> If my repository is /usr/local/cvs, am I not supposed to be able to do
> this:
> 
> cvs log /usr/local/cvs/project/file.py,v

No, log is for use in a working directory; you want rlog.  Most CVS
commands come in pairs -- foo and rfoo.  foo is for use in a working
directory, rfoo is for direct access to the repository.  And you don't
specify the entire path to the repository file, you just specify the
path relative to your $CVSROOT.  You also specify the working file name,
not the RCS file name.  So, assuming your $CVSROOT is correctly set to
/usr/local/cvs, the command you want is:

        cvs rlog project/file.py

-Larry Jones

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