Name

status

Synopsis

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

Display 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.

Synonyms: st, stat.

Standard subcommand options: -l, -R.

Option

-v

Include information about tags.

Example

    $ 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)

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