Re: adding binary file

[Marcus Crafter]

On Mon, Mar 11, 2002 at 10:47:57AM +0100, Etienne SOBOLE wrote:
> Is there a option to let CVS decide if the file is a text file or a binary
> file.

        Not that I'm aware of, I think you have to supply the -kb
        option.

> What happened if I do not specify le -kb option when I add a binary file?
> Etienne

        If you commit the binary file without -kb, and it happens to contain
        strings like $Id:$ (or others) then they will be replaced with:
        
        $Id: makefile,v 1.48 2002/03/08 17:43:42 crafterm Exp $

        which won't be good thing and could corrupt the file.

        Cheers,

        Marcus

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