CVS: show files that are locally changed

cvs

Is there any simple way to show only the files in my repository that have been locally added, removed, or modified? I know that I can type "cvs stat" and look through the list of files, but that is tedious and error-prone. I am wondering if there is an easier way. I am using CVS 1.11.17, in case that matters.

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A 'dummy' update will give you this information.

cvs -qn update

A short description of the used options:

-q      Cause CVS to be somewhat quiet.
-n      Do not execute anything that will change the disk.

Dude, that is the repository

So you totally win, you have the repository itself.

Unpack it, and check out the HEAD.

$ mkdir cvs; cd cvs
$ tar xvfz tar.gz
$ CVSROOT=$PWD
$ export CVSROOT
$ cd /tmp
$ mkdir test
$ cd test
$ cvs history          # revel in past glory
$ cvs checkout project # try a top-level dir from $CVSROOT, it's probably a module name
$ cd project
$ cvs log              # someone typed in all those log messages

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Dude, that is the repository

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