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 A.4 Global options
 ==================
 
 The available `cvs_options' (that are given to the left of
 `cvs_command') are:
 
 `--allow-root=ROOTDIR'
      May be invoked multiple times to specify one legal CVSROOT
      directory with each invocation.  Also causes CVS to preparse the
      configuration file for each specified root, which can be useful
      when configuring write proxies,  See  Password authentication
      server &  Write proxies.
 
 `-a'
      Authenticate all communication between the client and the server.
      Only has an effect on the CVS client.  As of this writing, this is
      only implemented when using a GSSAPI connection ( GSSAPI
      authenticated).  Authentication prevents certain sorts of attacks
      involving hijacking the active TCP connection.  Enabling
      authentication does not enable encryption.
 
 `-b BINDIR'
      In CVS 1.9.18 and older, this specified that RCS programs are in
      the BINDIR directory.  Current versions of CVS do not run RCS
      programs; for compatibility this option is accepted, but it does
      nothing.
 
 `-T TEMPDIR'
      Use TEMPDIR as the directory where temporary files are located.
      Overrides the setting of the `$TMPDIR' environment variable and
      any precompiled directory.  This parameter should be specified as
      an absolute pathname.  (When running client/server, `-T' affects
      only the local process; specifying `-T' for the client has no
      effect on the server and vice versa.)
 
 `-d CVS_ROOT_DIRECTORY'
      Use CVS_ROOT_DIRECTORY as the root directory pathname of the
      repository.  Overrides the setting of the `$CVSROOT' environment
      variable.   Repository.
 
 `-e EDITOR'
      Use EDITOR to enter revision log information.  Overrides the
      setting of the `$CVSEDITOR' and `$EDITOR' environment variables.
      For more information, see  Committing your changes.
 
 `-f'
      Do not read the `~/.cvsrc' file.  This option is most often used
      because of the non-orthogonality of the CVS option set.  For
      example, the `cvs log' option `-N' (turn off display of tag names)
      does not have a corresponding option to turn the display on.  So
      if you have `-N' in the `~/.cvsrc' entry for `log', you may need
      to use `-f' to show the tag names.
 
 `-H'
 `--help'
      Display usage information about the specified `cvs_command' (but
      do not actually execute the command).  If you don't specify a
      command name, `cvs -H' displays overall help for CVS, including a
      list of other help options.
 
 `-R'
      Turns on read-only repository mode.  This allows one to check out
      from a read-only repository, such as within an anoncvs server, or
      from a CD-ROM repository.
 
      Same effect as if the `CVSREADONLYFS' environment variable is set.
      Using `-R' can also considerably speed up checkouts over NFS.
 
 `-n'
      Do not change any files.  Attempt to execute the `cvs_command',
      but only to issue reports; do not remove, update, or merge any
      existing files, or create any new files.
 
      Note that CVS will not necessarily produce exactly the same output
      as without `-n'.  In some cases the output will be the same, but
      in other cases CVS will skip some of the processing that would
      have been required to produce the exact same output.
 
 `-Q'
      Cause the command to be really quiet; the command will only
      generate output for serious problems.
 
 `-q'
      Cause the command to be somewhat quiet; informational messages,
      such as reports of recursion through subdirectories, are
      suppressed.
 
 `-r'
      Make new working files read-only.  Same effect as if the
      `$CVSREAD' environment variable is set ( Environment
      variables).  The default is to make working files writable,
      unless watches are on ( Watches).
 
 `-s VARIABLE=VALUE'
      Set a user variable ( Variables).
 
 `-t'
      Trace program execution; display messages showing the steps of CVS
      activity.  Particularly useful with `-n' to explore the potential
      impact of an unfamiliar command.
 
 `-v'
 
 `--version'
      Display version and copyright information for CVS.
 
 `-w'
      Make new working files read-write.  Overrides the setting of the
      `$CVSREAD' environment variable.  Files are created read-write by
      default, unless `$CVSREAD' is set or `-r' is given.
 
 `-x'
      Encrypt all communication between the client and the server.  Only
      has an effect on the CVS client.  As of this writing, this is only
      authenticated::) or a Kerberos connection ( Kerberos
      authenticated).  Enabling encryption implies that message
      traffic is also authenticated.  Encryption support is not
      available by default; it must be enabled using a special configure
      option, `--enable-encryption', when you build CVS.
 
 `-z GZIP-LEVEL'
      Set the compression level.  Valid levels are 1 (high speed, low
      compression) to 9 (low speed, high compression), or 0 to disable
      compression (the default).  Only has an effect on the CVS client.
 
 

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