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Where is the CVS log file stored?

I am using winCVS and I want to access the log file for commits in a repository so That I can search for a certain comment but i cant find the log file anywhere. Where is it stored?
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WinCVS Macro assign keyboard shorcut

I would like to assign a keyboard shortcut to my most used command - Macro->TCL->Revert Changes. I have found how to assign shortcut to python scripts here but not to TCL. Alternatively, I can try to create a python script with assign shortcut and…
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In cvs diff I want to see author name and date of files having difference

How can I get the author name and date of the different files, when I do a cvs diff. M using wincvs on windows 2.1.1.1(build 1). I can also do it on unix server through command line. thx
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Two Different CVS servers (remote and local) for one project (CVSNT, WinCVS client)

There is a project that uses CVSNT/WinCVS for Version Control. This is the central repository. Locally checked out folders contain hidden sub-folder called "CVS". I tried to install CVSNT server locally and use second instance of WinCVS to…
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Renaming Folder in wincvs

I was having a folder named as 'subFolder' inside 'mainFolder' in wincvs.Now I decided to rename this folder as 'subfolder' to make all the letters in lower case.So I have deleted all the contents from the 'subFolder' folder and then I did a refresh…
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WinCVS commit corrupt word files

I commit a MS word file in CVS Server using WinCVS. I selected the add option as Text. whether it should be added as binary format. Now I checked out my files. when i tried to open those files. it says that these files are corrupted and can not…
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How can I revert a whole project to an earlier tag in CVS?

I have a poject that has thousands of files. I made some changes that affected almost half of the files. the changes included editing existing files and adding new files and directories. I need to revert all these changes and restore the project to…
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How can I checkout only modified files from cvs-server using tortoiseCVS

I need to checkout the files modified by developers. I tried Date command but it check-out the whole project. But i need only modified file for my patch with directory structure. Is there any way to checkout those files.
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How Concurrent Versioning System (CVS) detects changes during commit?

Say you check out a directory of 100 files. You edit 5 of the files, and you go to commit the directory back. How does CVS know which of the 100 files were modified (not all of them were)?
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Creating CVS view from branch with empty directrories

I am using cvs -tag -b "abcdefg" command to tag-branch in my CVS. My CSV repo has an empty directory "obj" in every folder. Whenever I use the command cvs co -r "abcdefg" REPO, I get a complete repo minus the empty folders. I tried using -f option…
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Getting the status of a file in CVS without checking it out

Is this possible? Running the status command on a path that exists in the repository but is not checked out locally results in the following error: Command: cvs status dir Output: cvs status: Examining "dir" cvs [status aborted]: could not chdir…
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How can I use an admin macro from the command line in wincvs?

I noticed that in the admin tab in wincvs there is a list of admin macros. One of which lists all of the modules in the repository's "modules" file. I would like a way to issue this admin macro command from the command line so I can use this list…
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WinCvs 3 way diff with the "-3" option?

I'm working on writing a Perl script that provides an interface to WinCvs for all of my Perl scripts to use. While trying to implement the diff command I came across an option that looks incredibly useful (if it does what I think it does) but I…
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WinCVS - How deselect automatic 'Graph'

I have a little problem with my WinCVS. When I right-click on a file, I can click on 'Graph'. Now previeus it showed a dialogbox where I could select info and click on the 'OK' button. The problem is that I vinked on something before I clicked on…
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Local copy has greater version number than fresh check out CVS copy

My local copy version number is showing 1.6 when I go to the graph. But when I check out a fresh copy the it shows version number 1.3. What could be the reasons?
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