Essential CVS

Name

status — Synonyms: st, stat

Synopsis

cvs [cvs-options] status [-vlR] [files...]

Displays information about files, such as the current working or base revision, the current revision in the repository, and whether the files are currently synchronized with the repository. With the -v option, status also shows the files’ tags.

Command options

-l

Run status on files in the local directory only. (Do not recurse down subdirectories.)

See also -R.

-R

Run status on files in the local directory and all subdirectories and recurse down the subdirectories. This option is the default.

See also -l.

-v

Include information about tags.

Example

bash-2.05a$ cvs status Makefile
=  =  =  =  =  =  =  =  =  =  =  =  =  =  =  =  =  =  =  =  =  =  =  =  =  =  =  =  =
File: Makefile              Status: Locally Modified
   
   Working revision:    1.6
   Repository revision: 1.6     /var/lib/cvs/wizzard/Makefile,v
   Sticky Tag:          (none)
   Sticky Date:         (none)
   Sticky Options:      (none)