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Subject: docs/7912: cvs.1 man page appears to have some inaccurate information
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>Number:         7912
>Category:       docs
>Synopsis:       The cvs.1 man page misstates -v output
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-doc
>State:          open
>Quarter:
>Keywords:
>Date-Required:
>Class:          doc-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Sat Sep 12 19:30:01 PDT 1998
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Stephen J. Roznowski
>Organization:
>Release:        FreeBSD 3.0-CURRENT i386
>Environment:

	

>Description:

	The cvs.1 man page states that you can use "cvs -v" to see
	the compiled in paths. It does not appear to work that way.

>How-To-Repeat:

	

>Fix:

	This patch deletes the references from the man page.
	
--- contrib/cvs/man/cvs.1.orig	Sat Sep 12 22:14:16 1998
+++ contrib/cvs/man/cvs.1	Sat Sep 12 22:16:25 1998
@@ -2063,9 +2063,7 @@
 .` "cvs \-d \fIcvsroot cvs_command\fP\|.\|.\|."
 You may not need to set
 .SM CVSROOT
-if your \fBcvs\fP binary has the right path compiled in; use
-.` "cvs \-v"
-to display all compiled-in paths.
+if your \fBcvs\fP binary has the right path compiled in.
 .TP
 .SM CVSREAD
 If this is set,
@@ -2083,8 +2081,7 @@
 .BR co ( 1 )
 and
 .BR ci ( 1 ).
-If not set, a compiled-in value is used; see the display from
-.` "cvs \-v".
+If not set, a compiled-in value is used.
 .TP
 .SM CVSEDITOR
 Specifies the program to use for recording log messages during
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:

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