Re: Command to show file versions that contain a given string

[Todd Denniston]

Norman Crisp wrote:
> Not sure if such a CVS command exists, but I would like to be able to search
> though a CVS file looking for a particular string, even if this string has
> been removed at some point in it's history.

To get that you I think you pretty much have to
grep "a particular string" /path/to/repository/a_file,v
to make sure you find the string even if it has been removed in history.
Then drop back to looking at
cvs diff -rcurver -roldver a_file to see when it happened.
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Todd Denniston
Crane Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC Crane)
Harnessing the Power of Technology for the Warfighter