[Xastir] cvs diff

[Dan Brown]

On Mon, 25 Sep 2006, Chip G. wrote:

> I must have a fundamental lack of understanding. No matter what I do,  
> no matter what switch I use, when I perform a 'cvs diff' command I  
> get a list of directories checked. When I modify local files is the  
> only time it tells me of differences. I can do a 'cvs diff' and have  
> no indication of anything changed on the remote server, then do a  
> 'cvs update' and see that new files were added or files were modified  
> (P prefix). So how do I check to see if there have been updates to  
> the repository compared to my files?


You might try the -n option: 

       -n     Do not change any files.  Attempt to  execute  the  cvs_command,
              but  only  to issue reports; do not remove, update, or merge any
              existing files, or create any new files.

so something like: 

cvs -n update . 

should give you the same report you get when you do an update, without
actually updating files. Not sure why you'd see the behavior you describe. 


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Dan Brown 
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