Essential CVS

Name

tag — Synonyms: ta, freeze

Synopsis

cvs [cvs-options] tag [-bcdfFlR] [-D date|-r revision] 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 rtag.

Command options

-b

Create a branch off the specified revision, using the specified tagname as the branch name. Chapter 4 explains branches and their uses.

-c

Check whether the sandbox copies of the specified files have been modified since they were last synchronized with the repository. If they have been modified, do not tag them and display an error. If they are unmodified, tag them with the specified tagname. This option is useful when tagging the current sandbox revisions.

-d

Delete the specified tagname from a file.

-D date

Tag the latest revision of each specified 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 the date, time, tag, or revision number. This applies only if -r or -D are used.

-F

Move the tagname from the revision it currently refers to, to the revision specified in the tag command.

-l

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

See also -R.

-r revision

Run tag on the specified revision or tag. If revision refers to a branch, run the command on the latest (HEAD) revision of the branch.

-R

Run tag on files in the local directory and all ...