CVS_options

We have seen the general syntax of a CVS command. There we had cvs_options. So, what are they? These are the options that ask a specified to perform a specific task. For example, to display the function of a particular CVS command. Below is the list of all the options.

cvs_option	description
-H	Displays usage information for the command but does not execute it. If the command name is not specified, a summary of all the commands is displayed.
-Q	Causes CVS to be really quite. Only serious problems will be reported.
-q	Causes CVS to be somewhat quite. Informational messages, e.g. reports of recursion through subdirectories, are suppressed.
-r	Makes checked out files read only. It has the same effect as if the CVSREAD environment variable is set.
-w	Make checked-out files read-write. Files are created read-write by default unless and until specified.
-l	Turn history logging off. The command is executed but it is not logged in the history.
-n	Do not execute anything that will change the disk. The file is not changed. The command is executed but but only to issue reports. Changes such as remove, update, or merge any existing files, or create any new files are not executed.
-t	Show trace of program execution. It shows the steps of the activity. Used mostly with -n to explore the potential of an unfamiliar command.
-v	CVS version and copyright information of the CVS command.
-b bindir	Find RCS programs in 'bindir'. It overrides the setting of the $RCSBIN environment variable and any precompiled directory. This value should be specified as an absolute pathname.
-e editor	Use 'editor' for editing log information. It overrides the setting of the $EDITOR environment variable
-d CVS_root	Overrides $CVSROOT as the root of the CVS tree. This value should be specified as an absolute pathname.