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Re: Does CVS has a easy way to compare file with its previous version?

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Jakub Narebski <jnareb@gmail.com>
Date
Jun 30, 2009, 12:36 UTC
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dtletmn <dtletmedn@gmail.com> writes:
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> Hi,All,
> 
>      I am wondering if cvs has an easy way to compare a file with its
> previous version.
> 
>      In clearcase,I can use  :
>        cleartool diff -pred file.cc
> 
>      how can I acheive it in CVS?
>      any help would be highly appreciated!
In CVS or in Git?

In CVS: "cvs diff -r <previous revision> <file>". In Git: "git diff HEAD^ -- <file>".

Both assume that you want to compare with version from previous commit.

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Jakub Narebski
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  1. dtletmnJun 30, 2009
  2. Andreas EricssonJun 30, 2009
  3. Jakub NarebskiJun 30, 2009
  4. Paolo BonziniJun 30, 2009
  5. Linus TorvaldsJul 1, 2009
  6. Eric RaibleJul 2, 2009
  7. Paolo BonziniJul 3, 2009
  8. Eric RaibleJul 6, 2009
  9. Paolo BonziniJul 7, 2009
  10. dtletmnJul 1, 2009

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