Name

annotate

Synopsis

annotate 
  [ [ -D date | -r rev ] -f ] 
  [ -F ] 
  [ -l | -R ] 
  file ...

CVS prints a report showing each line of the specified file. Each line is prefixed by information about the most recent change to the line, including the revision number, user, and date. If no revision is specified, the head of the trunk is used.

The standard meanings of the common client options -D, -f, -l, -r, and -R apply. There is one additional option:

-F

Annotate binary files. CVS normally skips binary files.

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