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Re: -D date_spec and branches
From: |
Kevin Layer |
Subject: |
Re: -D date_spec and branches |
Date: |
Wed, 28 May 2003 21:56:46 -0700 |
Mark D. Baushke <address@hidden> wrote:
>> Kevin Layer <address@hidden> writes:
>>
>> > Pardon me for replying my own message, but having seen lots of
>> > other mail go by... can someone please take a second and tell me if
>> > I'm SOL or if it's possible? Thanks.
>> >
>> > Kevin Layer <layer> wrote:
>> >
>> > >> How do I reference the revisions on a branch for a specific date?
>> > >>
>> > >> cvs diff -D "2 days ago"
>> > >>
>> > >> always seems to refer to the trunk, and not the branch I'm on.
>>
>> You can certainly checkout a tree
>>
>> cvs checkout -r branch-name -D "2 days ago" module.2daysold
Yes, this worked for 1.11.2. Thanks.
>> with recent cvs versions. I am not sure if diff can do the job for you
>> alone... then you could
>>
>> cvs checkout -r branch-name module.now
>>
>> diff -x CVS -rup module.2daysold module.now
>>
>> to get the diffs you want.
Yes, that's what I'm doing. Kinda pathetic I have to resort to this,
but I don't have to go to backup tapes so I'm happy enough.
Mark, I appreciate your answer. Thanks.
>> > >> I looked at the FAQ on cvshome.org and googled for an hour, without
>> > >> success. IIRC, this is a long standing issue, but I really need the
>> > >> feature so I want to make sure before I start resorting to backup
>> > >> tapes, etc.
>>
>> Good luck,
>> -- Mark