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diff --git a/Documentation/git-cvsserver.txt b/Documentation/git-cvsserver.txt index 1cd00aa076..d22844ba49 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-cvsserver.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-cvsserver.txt @@ -211,12 +211,12 @@ To get a checkout with the Eclipse CVS client: Protocol notes: If you are using anonymous access via pserver, just select that. Those using SSH access should choose the 'ext' protocol, and configure 'ext' access on the Preferences->Team->CVS->ExtConnection pane. Set CVS_SERVER to -'git-cvsserver'. Not that password support is not good when using 'ext', +'git-cvsserver'. Note that password support is not good when using 'ext', you will definitely want to have SSH keys setup. Alternatively, you can just use the non-standard extssh protocol that Eclipse offer. In that case CVS_SERVER is ignored, and you will have to replace -the cvs utility on the server with git-cvsserver or manipulate your .bashrc +the cvs utility on the server with git-cvsserver or manipulate your `.bashrc` so that calling 'cvs' effectively calls git-cvsserver. Clients known to work @@ -235,9 +235,11 @@ checkout, diff, status, update, log, add, remove, commit. Legacy monitoring operations are not supported (edit, watch and related). Exports and tagging (tags and branches) are not supported at this stage. -The server will set the -k mode to binary when relevant. In proper GIT -tradition, the contents of the files are always respected. -No keyword expansion or newline munging is supported. +The server should set the '-k' mode to binary when relevant, however, +this is not really implemented yet. For now, you can force the server +to set '-kb' for all files by setting the `gitcvs.allbinary` config +variable. In proper GIT tradition, the contents of the files are +always respected. No keyword expansion or newline munging is supported. Dependencies ------------ |