[cvsnt] Re: update -k <kopt>

[Tony Hoyle]

Harrison, Andrew wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Does doing 'cvs update -k <kopt>' do anything other than change the kopt in
> the CVS/Entries file? I have made some changes to a file, and now want to

It will do an update, and attempt to convert the file, reapplying your 
changes.  It seems to handle this quite successfully.  It's always best 
to start with an unmodified file though.

> any effect. If I manually edit the CVS/Entries file to change the kopt and
> then commit it, will this work?

Yes, provided the file is in the right format (telling cvs that an 
executable file is unicode will not have any sensible result for example).

Tony