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RE: Clearing the stick option???
From: |
Christopher.Fouts |
Subject: |
RE: Clearing the stick option??? |
Date: |
Thu, 14 Apr 2005 16:12:56 -0400 |
Now you understand why the help file did NOT help
me! :) Thanks.
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Jim.Hyslop [mailto:address@hidden
>Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 4:10 PM
>To: Fouts Christopher (IFNA MP DC)
>Cc: address@hidden
>Subject: RE: Clearing the stick option???
>
>
>Christopher Fouts wrote:
>> cvs -H admin says, for -k,
>>
>> -k subst Set keyword substitution mode:
>> kv (Default) Substitute keyword and value.
>>
>> How does one associate "sticky option" with
>> keyword and value, for example? Are these
>> words synonymous in the CVS world?
>
>Not quite. The sticky option usually displays the keyword
>substitution mode set in the file, but that can be overridden
>on checkout and update.
>
>Normally, when you check out a file CVS automatically sets the
>"sticky option" to the -k value stored in the repository file
>(and, as you know, this value is set by using the -k option to
>'cvs add' and 'cvs admin').
>
>Occasionally, you want to suppress keyword expansion. For
>example, when merging a file you frequently get conflicts from
>many of the keywords ($Id$, $Author$, etc.). So, you can tell
>CVS to suppress keyword expansion when
>merging:
>
>cvs -kk update -j revX -j revY
>
>The -k option is sticky, so a subsequent 'cvs stat' on the
>file will show "sticky option: -kk"
>
>Clear as mud now? :=)
>
>--
>Jim Hyslop
>Senior Software Designer
>Leitch Technology International Inc. ( http://www.leitch.com )
>Columnist, C/C++ Users Journal ( http://www.cuj.com/experts )
>
- RE: Clearing the stick option???, (continued)
- RE: Clearing the stick option???, Jim.Hyslop, 2005/04/14
- RE: Clearing the stick option???, Jim.Hyslop, 2005/04/14
- RE: Clearing the stick option???, Christopher.Fouts, 2005/04/14
- RE: Clearing the stick option???, Christopher.Fouts, 2005/04/14
- RE: Clearing the stick option???, Christopher.Fouts, 2005/04/14
- RE: Clearing the stick option???, Jim.Hyslop, 2005/04/14
- RE: Clearing the stick option???, Christopher.Fouts, 2005/04/14
- RE: Clearing the stick option???, Jim.Hyslop, 2005/04/14
- RE: Clearing the stick option???,
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