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Date:      Sat, 3 Feb 2001 18:33:50 -0800
From:      Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>
To:        Robert Chalmers <robert@nanguo.chalmers.com.au>
Cc:        freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: does cvsup replace/pull all files every time?
Message-ID:  <20010203183350.A42875@xor.obsecurity.org>
In-Reply-To: <200102040224.f142OLH10469@nanguo.chalmers.com.au>; from robert@nanguo.chalmers.com.au on Sun, Feb 04, 2001 at 12:24:21PM %2B1000
References:  <200102040224.f142OLH10469@nanguo.chalmers.com.au>

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On Sun, Feb 04, 2001 at 12:24:21PM +1000, Robert Chalmers wrote:
> I'm just wondering, being a first time user of cvsup, if every time it's run
> it replaces or updates all the files, and downloads all the files every time?

See the cvsup FAQ on www.polstra.com, but basically it only sends the
bits which have changed, unless that would mean more traffic than just
sending the entire file.

> also, I suppose it's impossible to cvsup to upgrade a 2.2-snap to 4.2 stable?

It's quite possible, but again see the FAQ.

Kris

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