add

Synopsis: add [OPTIONS] FILES

• Alternate names – ad, new
• Requires – Working copy, repository
• Changes – Working copy

Adds a new file or files to an existing project. Although the repository is contacted for confirmation, the file does not actually appear in it until a subsequent commit is performed. (See also remove and import.)

Options:

• -kKEYWORD_SUBSTITUTION_MODE – Specifies that the file is to be stored with the given RCS keyword substitution mode. There is no space between the -k and its argument. (See the section Keyword Substitution (RCS Keywords) later in this chapter for a list of valid modes and examples.)
• -m MESSAGE – Records MESSAGE as the creation message, or description, for the file. This is different from a per-revision log message – each file has only one description. Descriptions are optional.

  As of version 1.10.7, there is a bug in CVS whereby the description is lost if you add a file via client/server CVS. The rest of the add process seems to work fine, however, if that's any comfort.