git-cvsimport-script(1)
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v0.1, July 2005

NAME
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git-cvsimport-script - Import a CVS repository into git


SYNOPSIS
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'git-cvsimport-script' [ -o <branch-for-HEAD> ] [ -h ] [ -v ]
			[ -d <CVSROOT> ] [ -p <options-for-cvsps> ]
			[ -C <GIT_repository> ] [ -i ] [ <CVS_module> ]


DESCRIPTION
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Imports a CVS repository into git. It will either create a new
repository, or incrementally import into an existing one.

Splitting the CVS log into patch sets is done by 'cvsps'.
At least version 2.1 is required.

OPTIONS
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-d <CVSROOT>::
	The root of the CVS archive. May be local (a simple path) or remote;
	currently, only the :local:, :ext: and :pserver: access methods 
	are supported.

-i::
	Import-only: don't perform a checkout after importing.  This option
	ensures the working directory and cache remain untouched and will
	not create them if they do not exist.

-o <branch-for-HEAD>::
	The 'HEAD' branch from CVS is imported to the 'origin' branch within
	the git repository, as 'HEAD' already has a special meaning for git.
	Use this option if you want to import into a different branch.

	Use '-o master' for continuing an import that was initially done by
	the old cvs2git tool.

-p <options-for-cvsps>::
	Additional options for cvsps.
	The options '-x' and '-A' are implicit and should not be used here.

	If you need to pass multiple options, separate them with a comma.

-v::
	Verbosity: let 'cvsimport' report what it is doing.

<CVS_module>::
	The CVS module you want to import. Relative to <CVSROOT>.

-h::
	Print a short usage message and exit.

OUTPUT
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If '-v' is specified, the script reports what it is doing.

Otherwise, success is indicated the Unix way, i.e. by simply exiting with
a zero exit status.


Author
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Written by Matthias Urlichs <smurf@smurf.noris.de>, with help from
various participants of the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.

Documentation
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Documentation by Matthias Urlichs <smurf@smurf.noris.de>.

GIT
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