[cvsnt] cvs status problem - newbie

[Glen Starrett]

> I checked out a file from repository using
> cvs checkout -r 1.3 file
> because I liked to have this special revision.
> 
> If I run cvs status now, cvs status reports for the 
> repository revision 
> the same revision number: 1.3, and there is a sticky tag 1.3
> However, the "real" repository revision is 1.9.
> 
> Can anyone explain this to me?

That's the way it works, you also won't be able to check in changes to that
file.  This allows you to specify which version of a file you want
regardless of other changes.  To reset that and get the current file (called
HEAD version) use this command:

cvs update -A file

Regards,

Glen Starrett