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tag options

These standard options are supported by tag (see Common options, for a complete description of them):

-F
Overwrite an existing tag of the same name on a different revision. This option is new in cvs 1.4. The old behavior is matched by `cvs tag -F'.

-l
Local; run only in current working directory.

-R
Commit directories recursively. This is on by default.
Two special options are available:

-b
The -b option makes the tag a branch tag (see Branches), allowing concurrent, isolated development. This is most useful for creating a patch to a previously released software distribution.

-d
Delete a tag.

If you use `cvs tag -d symbolic_tag', the symbolic tag you specify is deleted instead of being added. Warning: Be very certain of your ground before you delete a tag; doing this permanently discards some historical information, which may later turn out to be valuable.



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