I hate CVS

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From: Ann Barcomb
Subject: I hate CVS
Date: 12:18 on 25 Aug 2003
There are many reasons why I hate CVS.  The annoying process for removing
files (remove the file, then do a cvs remove--if you didn't think to type
both commands before executing the first one, you'll actually have to type
the name of the file) which is the opposite of the process for removing
directories (do a cvs remove, then remove the directory); the lack of
support for moving files and directories; and the fact that I always
manage to mess things up and edit files that aren't meant to be edited.

But what I am specifically hating today is that it aborts when a file
is unknown instead of simply skipping a commit.

For example, I have perhaps 10 directories--uk, ie, nl, no and so on.
In each of these directories there are perhaps up to 5 files which I
have modified and want to commit if they exist.  What I want to do
is 'cvs commit */file1 */file2 */file3 */file4 */file5'.

However, this is impossible, and if there is a flag I can give it
to make it shut up and simply commit files which exist and ignore
others, I haven't found it (not that I've ever bothered to read all the
documentation...I keep hoping something will rescue me from needing to
know too much about CVS).

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