get the current HEAD version of a CVS file on the server

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Using the rlog command I can analyze the commit log to a file on the CVS server itself (that is, directly accessing the file ending in ",v"). That's fine.

Is there a similar command line utility that prints the current HEAD version of that file to stdout?

I need this for a custom CVS status utility (something like ViewVC, but made specifically for a certain repository) that will be written in PHP.

Didn't your mother teach you to run away from CVS ;) – CrazyCasta Sep 25 '12 at 08:21 — CrazyCasta, Sep 25 '12 at 08:21
my grandpa passed it on to me ;) – Udo G Sep 25 '12 at 09:02 — Udo G, Sep 25 '12 at 09:02

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 25 '12 at 08:23

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You probably want cvs log filename. Not sure buy you might need to do cvs update filename first.

answered Sep 25 '12 at 08:23

CrazyCasta

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I need a command on the server, something like `some_utility /path/to/repository/file.c,v` – Udo G Sep 25 '12 at 09:03

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 07 '12 at 20:03

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To print the content of the file that would be checked out, just use co -p filename. That will print a small header including the revision number to stderr, and the content of the file to stdout.

answered Dec 07 '12 at 20:03

William Pursell

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get the current HEAD version of a CVS file on the server

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