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+git-cvsexportcommit(1)
+======================
+
+NAME
+----
+git-cvsexportcommit - Export a single commit to a CVS checkout
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+--------
+'git-cvsexportcommit' [-h] [-u] [-v] [-c] [-P] [-p] [-a] [-d cvsroot] [-w cvsworkdir] [-f] [-m msgprefix] [PARENTCOMMIT] COMMITID
+
+
+DESCRIPTION
+-----------
+Exports a commit from GIT to a CVS checkout, making it easier
+to merge patches from a git repository into a CVS repository.
+
+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
+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.
+
+OPTIONS
+-------
+
+-c::
+ Commit automatically if the patch applied cleanly. It will not
+ commit if any hunks fail to apply or there were other problems.
+
+-p::
+ Be pedantic (paranoid) when applying patches. Invokes patch with
+ --fuzz=0
+
+-a::
+ Add authorship information. Adds Author line, and Committer (if
+ different from Author) to the message.
+
+-d::
+ Set an alternative CVSROOT to use. This corresponds to the CVS
+ -d parameter. Usually users will not want to set this, except
+ if using CVS in an asymmetric fashion.
+
+-f::
+ Force the merge even if the files are not up to date.
+
+-P::
+ Force the parent commit, even if it is not a direct parent.
+
+-m::
+ Prepend the commit message with the provided prefix.
+ Useful for patch series and the like.
+
+-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.
+
+-v::
+ Verbose.
+
+EXAMPLES
+--------
+
+Merge one patch into CVS::
++
+------------
+$ export GIT_DIR=~/project/.git
+$ cd ~/project_cvs_checkout
+$ 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::
++
+------------
+$ export GIT_DIR=~/project/.git
+$ cd ~/project_cvs_checkout
+$ git-cherry cvshead myhead | sed -n 's/^+ //p' | xargs -l1 git-cvsexportcommit -c -p -v
+------------
+
+Author
+------
+Written by Martin Langhoff <martin@catalyst.net.nz> and others.
+
+Documentation
+--------------
+Documentation by Martin Langhoff <martin@catalyst.net.nz> and others.
+
+GIT
+---
+Part of the linkgit:git[7] suite