checkout options

-D date

Use the most recent revision no later than date. This option is sticky, and implies `-P'.

-f

Only useful with the `-D date' or `-r tag' flags. If no matching revision is found, retrieve the most recent revision (instead of ignoring the file).

-k kflag

Process rcs keywords according to kflag. See co(1). This option is sticky; future updates of this file in this working directory will use the same kflag. The status command can be viewed to see the sticky options. See status.

-l

Local; run only in current working directory.

-n

Do not run any checkout program (as specified with the `-o' option in the modules file; see modules).

-P

Prune empty directories.

-p

Pipe files to the standard output.

-r tag

Use revision tag. This option is sticky, and implies `-P'.

-A

Reset any sticky tags, dates, or `-k' options. (If you get a working file using one of the `-r', `-D', or `-k' options, cvs remembers the corresponding tag, date, or kflag and continues using it for future updates; use the `-A' option to make cvs forget these specifications, and retrieve the `head' revision of the file).

-c

Copy the module file, sorted, to the standard output, instead of creating or modifying any files or directories in your working directory.

-d dir

Create a directory called dir for the working files, instead of using the module name. Unless you also use `-N', the paths created under dir will be as short as possible.

-j tag

With two `-j' options, merge changes from the revision specified with the first `-j' option to the revision specified with the second `j' option, into the working directory.

With one `-j' option, merge changes from the ancestor revision to the revision specified with the `-j' option, into the working directory. The ancestor revision is the common ancestor of the revision which the working directory is based on, and the revision specified in the `-j' option.

In addition, each -j option can contain an optional date specification which, when used with branches, can limit the chosen revision to one within a specific date. An optional date is specified by adding a colon (:) to the tag: `-jSymbolic_Tag:Date_Specifier'.

See Merging.

-N

Only useful together with `-d dir'. With this option, cvs will not shorten module paths in your working directory. (Normally, cvs shortens paths as much as possible when you specify an explicit target directory).

-s

Like `-c', but include the status of all modules, and sort it by the status string. See modules, for info about the `-s' option that is used inside the modules file to set the module status.