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Amit Mahajan
Amit Mahajan

Reputation: 915

cvs know specific revision changes to single file

I need to find one specific revision changes done on one file. I used cvs log filename.java command and was able to find the revision number.

I am not finding any way to get exact text changes were done to the file for that revision.

I am new to cvs and since one of our Legacy application still uses it I need to use it. I also did not find the answer here or elsewhere.

Here is the command I tried to get the revision number:

cvs log filename.java

Output:

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revision <number>
date: <date>;  author: author;  state: Exp;  lines: +6 -8

Comments:
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Upvotes: 1

Views: 1292

Answers (1)

Keith Thompson
Keith Thompson

Reputation: 263647

Use cvs diff to see the changes between two revisions.

For example, if the change was made in revision 1.42, use:

cvs diff -r1.41 -r1.42 filename.java

You might prefer to use cvs diff -u, which uses a more reader-friendly output format.

(Another useful command is cvs annotate (called blame by some other source control systems), which shows which revision changed each line.)

Upvotes: 5

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