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authorLibravatar Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2011-11-10 09:05:31 -0800
committerLibravatar Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2011-11-10 09:05:31 -0800
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diff --git a/Documentation/git-cvsexportcommit.txt b/Documentation/git-cvsexportcommit.txt
index 4c8d1e6386..2da8588f4f 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-cvsexportcommit.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-cvsexportcommit.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ git-cvsexportcommit - Export a single commit to a CVS checkout
SYNOPSIS
--------
-'git-cvsexportcommit' [-h] [-u] [-v] [-c] [-P] [-p] [-a] [-d cvsroot] [-f] [-m msgprefix] [PARENTCOMMIT] COMMITID
+'git cvsexportcommit' [-h] [-u] [-v] [-c] [-P] [-p] [-a] [-d cvsroot]
+ [-w cvsworkdir] [-W] [-f] [-m msgprefix] [PARENTCOMMIT] COMMITID
DESCRIPTION
@@ -16,8 +17,9 @@ DESCRIPTION
Exports a commit from GIT to a CVS checkout, making it easier
to merge patches from a git repository into a CVS repository.
-Execute it from the root of the CVS working copy. GIT_DIR must be defined.
-See examples below.
+Specify the name of a CVS checkout using the -w switch or execute it
+from the root of the CVS working copy. In the latter case GIT_DIR must
+be defined. See examples below.
It does its best to do the safe thing, it will check that the files are
unchanged and up to date in the CVS checkout, and it will not autocommit
@@ -25,8 +27,8 @@ by default.
Supports file additions, removals, and commits that affect binary files.
-If the commit is a merge commit, you must tell git-cvsexportcommit what parent
-should the changeset be done against.
+If the commit is a merge commit, you must tell 'git-cvsexportcommit' what
+parent the changeset should be done against.
OPTIONS
-------
@@ -61,9 +63,25 @@ OPTIONS
-u::
Update affected files from CVS repository before attempting export.
+-w::
+ Specify the location of the CVS checkout to use for the export. This
+ option does not require GIT_DIR to be set before execution if the
+ current directory is within a git repository. The default is the
+ value of 'cvsexportcommit.cvsdir'.
+
+-W::
+ Tell cvsexportcommit that the current working directory is not only
+ a Git checkout, but also the CVS checkout. Therefore, Git will
+ reset the working directory to the parent commit before proceeding.
+
-v::
Verbose.
+CONFIGURATION
+-------------
+cvsexportcommit.cvsdir::
+ The default location of the CVS checkout to use for the export.
+
EXAMPLES
--------
@@ -72,8 +90,14 @@ Merge one patch into CVS::
------------
$ export GIT_DIR=~/project/.git
$ cd ~/project_cvs_checkout
-$ git-cvsexportcommit -v <commit-sha1>
-$ cvs commit -F .mgs <files>
+$ git cvsexportcommit -v <commit-sha1>
+$ cvs commit -F .msg <files>
+------------
+
+Merge one patch into CVS (-c and -w options). The working directory is within the Git Repo::
++
+------------
+ $ git cvsexportcommit -v -c -w ~/project_cvs_checkout <commit-sha1>
------------
Merge pending patches into CVS automatically -- only if you really know what you are doing::
@@ -81,17 +105,17 @@ Merge pending patches into CVS automatically -- only if you really know what you
------------
$ export GIT_DIR=~/project/.git
$ cd ~/project_cvs_checkout
-$ git-cherry cvshead myhead | sed -n 's/^+ //p' | xargs -l1 git-cvsexportcommit -c -p -v
+$ git cherry cvshead myhead | sed -n 's/^+ //p' | xargs -l1 git cvsexportcommit -c -p -v
------------
Author
------
-Written by Martin Langhoff <martin@catalyst.net.nz>
+Written by Martin Langhoff <martin@catalyst.net.nz> and others.
Documentation
--------------
-Documentation by Martin Langhoff <martin@catalyst.net.nz>
+Documentation by Martin Langhoff <martin@catalyst.net.nz> and others.
GIT
---
-Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite
+Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite