Name
rtag — Synonyms: rt
, rfreeze
Synopsis
cvs [cvs-options
] rtag [-abBdfFlnR] {-Ddate
|-rrevision
}tagname
files
...
Marks a revision of a single file with a meaningful name or marks a set of revisions of multiple files so that they can all be retrieved easily as a group.
See also tag
.
Command options
-
-a
Clear a tag from files that have been removed from active development. Normally, removed files are not searched when tags are removed. This option works with the -d and -F options.
-
-b
Create a branch off the designated
revision
, using the designatedtagname
as the branch name. Chapter 4 explains branches and their uses.-
-B
Allow -F and
-d
to act on branch tags. Back up the repository before you use this option, and be extremely careful. I strongly recommend reading Chapter 4 before using this option.-
-d
Delete the specified tag.
-
-D date
Tag the latest revision of each file that is as old as or older than the date or time specified by date.
-
-f
Use the latest (
HEAD
) revision on the current branch or trunk if no revision matches thedate
orrevision
number.-
-F
Move the tag from the revision it currently refers to, to the revision specified in the
rtag
command.-
-l
Run
rtag
on files in the local directory only. (Do not recurse into subdirectories.)See also
-R
.-
-n
Do not run any program listed in the appropriate line of the
modules
file of the repository’sCVSROOT
directory.-
-r revision
Run
rtag
on the specified revision or tag. If revision refers to a branch, run the command on the latest ...
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