A.14.1 import options

This standard option is supported by import (see section Common command options, for a complete description):

-m message

Use message as log information, instead of invoking an editor.

There are the following additional special options.

-b branch

See Multiple vendor branches.

-k subst

Indicate the keyword expansion mode desired. This setting will apply to all files created during the import, but not to any files that previously existed in the repository. See Substitution modes, for a list of valid `-k' settings.

-I name

Specify file names that should be ignored during import. You can use this option repeatedly. To avoid ignoring any files at all (even those ignored by default), specify `-I !'.

name can be a file name pattern of the same type that you can specify in the `.cvsignore' file. See section Ignoring files via cvsignore.

-W spec

Specify file names that should be filtered during import. You can use this option repeatedly.

spec can be a file name pattern of the same type that you can specify in the `.cvswrappers' file. See section The cvswrappers file.

-X

Modify the algorithm used by CVS when importing new files so that new files do not immediately appear on the main trunk.

Specifically, this flag causes CVS to mark new files as if they were deleted on the main trunk, by taking the following steps for each file in addition to those normally taken on import: creating a new revision on the main trunk indicating that the new file is dead, resetting the new file's default branch, and placing the file in the Attic (see section The attic) directory.

Use of this option can be forced on a repository-wide basis by setting the `ImportNewFilesToVendorBranchOnly' option in CVSROOT/config (see section The CVSROOT/config configuration file).

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