git-cvsexportcommit:tldr:993f3

git-cvsexportcommit: Merge a specific patch into CVS.

$ git cvsexportcommit -v -c -w ${path-to-project_cvs_checkout} ${commit_sha1}

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This command is used to export a single Git commit and its changes to a CVS repository. Here is a breakdown of the command and its options:

git cvsexportcommit: Executes the cvsexportcommit command, which exports a Git commit to a CVS repository.

Options:

-v: Provides verbose output, displaying detailed information about the export process.
-c: Cleans up the exported files after the commit has been exported. This is optional and can be omitted if you want to keep the exported files.
-w: Specifies the location of the CVS checkout of the project. You need to replace ${path-to-project_cvs_checkout} with the actual path to the CVS working directory.
${commit_sha1}: Specifies the SHA-1 hash of the commit you want to export. Replace ${commit_sha1} with the actual commit hash.

Using this command will export the specified commit from your Git repository to the corresponding CVS repository, preserving the commit history and changes made in that particular commit.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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