Unix in a Nutshell, 4th Edition

Name

commit

Synopsis

cvs [cvs-options] commit [options] [files ...]

Commit changes in a sandbox to the repository. Until a commit is run, changes such as modified, new, or removed files are not reflected in the repository. If no files are listed as arguments, CVS uploads all changes in the current sandbox.

Unless you use either the -m or -F options, commit invokes an editor to request a log message.

If there have been changes in the repository version of a file since it was last synchronized with the repository and the local version has also changed, you have a conflict and the file cannot be committed. You can try to commit the file again once you have updated it using cvs update or cvs checkout. The update will include an attempt to merge the file.

Synonyms: ci, com.

Standard subcommand options: -l, -m, -n, -r, -R.

Options

-f

Force CVS to commit a file even if there have been no changes to the file. This option implies the -l option.

-F logfile

Read a log message from the specified logfile rather than calling an editor.

Example

    /home/arnold/cvs/wizzard$ cvs commit
    cvs commit: Examining .
    cvs commit: Examining doc
    cvs commit: Examining lib
    ...
    RCS file: /var/lib/cvs/wizzard/doc/Design.rtf,v
    done
    Checking in doc/Design.rtf;
    /var/lib/cvs/wizzard/doc/Design.rtf,v  <--  Design.rtf
    initial revision: 1.1
    done