Re: converting a file from binary to plain text

Larry Jones <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.version-control.cvs.general
Message-ID <[email protected]>
neologist writes:
> 
> How do I switch a file checked in (whether on purpose or
> inadvertently) from binary to plain text?

	cvs admin -kkv file    # fix the repository
	cvs up -A file         # fix the working directory

> We have a file that is not evaluating the keywords upon
> successive commits. I supposed that the problem must be that
> it was inadvertently admined or otherwise committed somewhere
> along the line with -kb.

You can use the CVS log and status commands to tell for sure -- log
tells you what the repository file setting is and status tells you what
the working directory setting is.
-- 
Larry Jones

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