SYNOPSIS
rcs2log [OPTION] ... [FILE ...]
DESCRIPTION
rcs2log generates a change log from RCS files, which can possibly be located in a CVS repository, and outputs the new change log to standard output. If no FILE is specified, rcs2log will use the files registered under the working directory. The change log prefix can be later copied to the existing ChangeLog file.
OPTIONS
- -c CHANGELOG
-
Output a change log prefix to CHANGELOG (default ChangeLog).
- -h HOSTNAME
-
Use HOSTNAME in change log entries (default current host).
- -i INDENT
-
Indent change log lines by INDENT spaces (default 8).
- -l LENGTH
-
Try to limit log lines to LENGTH characters (default 79).
- -R
-
If no FILEs are given and RCS is used, recurse through working directory.
- -r
-
OPTION
Pass OPTION to subsidiary log command.
- -t TABWIDTH
-
Tab stops are every TABWIDTH characters (default 8).
- -u "LOGIN\tFULLNAME\tMAILADDR"
-
Assume LOGIN has FULLNAME and MAILADDR.
- -v
-
Append RCS revision to file names in log lines.
- --help
-
Output help.
- --version
-
Output version number.
COPYRIGHT
rcs2log is free; anyone may redistribute copies of rcs2log to anyone under the terms stated in the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) any later version.
BUGS
There is a mailing list, [email protected] on the internet, for reporting bugs in rcs2log. Please, if you find any bug, report it (if you really are good-willing, a patch is appreciated).Please note that this program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. In other terms, if rcs2log breaks, you get to keep both pieces.
NOTE
This manual page was written by Andrea Glorioso <[email protected]> for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution because the original program did not have a manual page.