How to get cvs log of commits without checking out repo

Question

I want to get a list of all commits for a module in cvs without checking that module out. Is this possible? If so how?

I can use the cvs log command like so:

cvs log > commitlog.txt

but this only appears to work for already checked out module that i'm running the command from. I want to be able to get the log for a module without having to check it out.

Answer 1

Yes. There is a "rlog" command. It is similar to log except doesn't require checked out code. In other words, the command is run "remotely."

rlog [options] [files…]

Print out history information for modules. See log—Print out log

information for files.

-b

    Only list revisions on the default branch. See log options.
-d dates

    Specify dates (d1<d2 for range, d for latest before). See log

options. -h

    Only print header. See log options.
-l

    Local; run only in current working directory. See Recursive

behavior. -N

    Do not list tags. See log options.
-R

    Only print name of RCS file. See log options.
-rrevs

    Only list revisions revs. See log options.
-s states

    Only list revisions with specified states. See log options.
-t

    Only print header and descriptive text. See log options.
-wlogins

    Only list revisions checked in by specified logins. See log options.