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To add a file to source control:
To add a file to source control:
cvs add <file>
cvs add <file>
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+====Revert changes to files====
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+*To see history of changes on a file do
+ cvs log oldfile
+
+* To see exactly what has changed between two different revisions of a file:
+ cvs diff -r < first version > -r < second version > oldfile
+eg
+ cvs diff -r 1.1 -r 1.2 oldfile
+
+* To revert to older version of a file, do:
+ cvs update -j 1.7 -j 1.5 oldfile
+and the you have to commit modification to cvs
+ cvs commit -m 'oldfile modification reverted from 1.X to 1.Y'
+
+*If you want to go back to the most up to date version just do the following:
+ cvs update -A oldfile
+The -A tag tells update to get rid of the sticky tag and do a full update of the file.
====Prepare a working copy====
====Prepare a working copy====
