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+# The "editinfo" file is used to allow verification of logging
+# information. It works best when a template (as specified in the
+# rcsinfo file) is provided for the logging procedure. Given a
+# template with locations for, a bug-id number, a list of people who
+# reviewed the code before it can be checked in, and an external
+# process to catalog the differences that were code reviewed, the
+# following test can be applied to the code:
+#
+# Making sure that the entered bug-id number is correct.
+# Validating that the code that was reviewed is indeed the code being
+# checked in (using the bug-id number or a seperate review
+# number to identify this particular code set.).
+#
+# If any of the above test failed, then the commit would be aborted.
+#
+# Actions such as mailing a copy of the report to each reviewer are
+# better handled by an entry in the loginfo file.
+#
+# One thing that should be noted is the the ALL keyword is not
+# supported. There can be only one entry that matches a given
+# repository.
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+# The "notify" file controls where notifications from watches set by
+# "cvs watch add" or "cvs edit" are sent. The first entry on a line is
+# a regular expression which is tested against the directory that the
+# change is being made to, relative to the $CVSROOT. If it matches,
+# then the remainder of the line is a filter program that should contain
+# one occurrence of %s for the user to notify, and information on its
+# standard input.
+#
+# "ALL" or "DEFAULT" can be used in place of the regular expression.
+#
+# For example:
+#ALL mail %s -s "CVS notification"
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+# The "rcsinfo" file is used to control templates with which the editor
+# is invoked on commit and import.
+#
+# The first entry on a line is a regular expression which is tested
+# against the directory that the change is being made to, relative to the
+# $CVSROOT. For the first match that is found, then the remainder of the
+# line is the name of the file that contains the template.
+#
+# If the repository name does not match any of the regular expressions in this
+# file, the "DEFAULT" line is used, if it is specified.
+#
+# If the name "ALL" appears as a regular expression it is always used
+# in addition to the first matching regex or "DEFAULT".
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+# The "taginfo" file is used to control pre-tag checks.
+# The filter on the right is invoked with the following arguments:
+#
+# $1 -- tagname
+# $2 -- operation "add" for tag, "mov" for tag -F, and "del" for tag -d
+# $3 -- repository
+# $4-> file revision [file revision ...]
+#
+# A non-zero exit of the filter program will cause the tag to be aborted.
+#
+# The first entry on a line is a regular expression which is tested
+# against the directory that the change is being committed to, relative
+# to the $CVSROOT. For the first match that is found, then the remainder
+# of the line is the name of the filter to run.
+#
+# If the repository name does not match any of the regular expressions in this
+# file, the "DEFAULT" line is used, if it is specified.
+#
+# If the name "ALL" appears as a regular expression it is always used
+# in addition to the first matching regex or "DEFAULT".
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+# The "verifymsg" file is used to allow verification of logging
+# information. It works best when a template (as specified in the
+# rcsinfo file) is provided for the logging procedure. Given a
+# template with locations for, a bug-id number, a list of people who
+# reviewed the code before it can be checked in, and an external
+# process to catalog the differences that were code reviewed, the
+# following test can be applied to the code:
+#
+# Making sure that the entered bug-id number is correct.
+# Validating that the code that was reviewed is indeed the code being
+# checked in (using the bug-id number or a seperate review
+# number to identify this particular code set.).
+#
+# If any of the above test failed, then the commit would be aborted.
+#
+# Actions such as mailing a copy of the report to each reviewer are
+# better handled by an entry in the loginfo file.
+#
+# One thing that should be noted is the the ALL keyword is not
+# supported. There can be only one entry that matches a given
+# repository.