---
name: "cvschangelogbuilder"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "cvschangelogbuilder"
version: "2.4-1"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/cvschangelogbuilder"
---

# cvschangelogbuilder(1)

build cvs ChangeLogs and cvs html reports

## NAME

cvschangelogbuilder — build cvs ChangeLogs and cvs html reports

## SYNOPSIS

**cvschangelogbuilder**  **-output=outputmode** \[**-m=module -d=repository**\]  \[**-b=branch**\]  \[**-tagstart=tagname**\]  \[**-tagend=tagname**\]  \[**-ssh**\]  \[**-rlogfile=rlogfile**\]  \[**-keeprlogfile**\]  \[**-dir=dirname**\]  \[**-viewcvsurl=viewcvsurl**\]  \[**-ignore=file/dir**\]  \[**-only=file/dir**\]  \[**-includeheader=file**\]  \[**-allowindex**\]  \[**-debug=x**\]

## DESCRIPTION

**cvschangelogbuilder**       generates advanced ChangeLog/Report files for CVS projects/modules.

## OPTIONS

- **-output=outputmode**

  Where outputmode is:

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    listdeltabydate  To get a changelog between 2 versions, sorted by date

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    listdeltabylog   To get a changelog between 2 versions, sorted by log

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    listdeltabyfile  To get a changelog between 2 versions, sorted by file

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    listdeltaforrpm  To get a changelog between 2 versions for rpm spec files

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    buildhtmlreport  To build an html report

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  Note that "between 2 versions" means (depends on tagstart/tagend options):

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    from start to a tagged version (version changes included)

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    from a tagged version (excluded) to another tagged version (included)

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    or from a tagged version until now (version changes excluded)

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  You can also add extra parameters when output=buildhtmlreport by adding them  after a colon and separated by a comma, like this:  -output=buildhtmlreport:param1,param2  This is extra paremeters available for -output=buildhtmlreport mode:

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    nosummary         To remove summary part

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    nolinesofcode     To remove lines of code part

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    nodevelopers      To remove developers part

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    nodaysofweek      To remove days of week part

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    nohours           To remove hours part

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    notags            To remove tags part

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    nolastlogs        To remove last logs part

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    nolimit           To not limit last logs to last 200

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    sortbyrevision    To sort last logs by revision

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    includediff       To include diff inside report page (very slow)

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    loosecommits      To separate commits for same log by spaces

- **-m=module** **-d=repository**

  The 'module' and 'repository' are the CVS module name and the CVS repository.  If current directory is the root of a CVS project built from a cvs checkout,  cvschangelogbuilder will retreive module and repository value automatically.  If no local copy of repository are available or to force other value, use:

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    \-m=module           To force value of module name

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    \-d=repository       To force value of CVSROOT

- **-branch=branchname**

  To work on another branch than the default branch.

- **-tagstart=tagname**

  To specify start tag version.

- **-tagend=tagend**

  To specify end tag version.

- **-ssh**

  To run CVS through ssh (this set env var CVS\_RSH="ssh").

- **-rlogfile=rlogfile**

  If an up-to-date log file already exists localy, you can  use this option to avoid log download, for a faster result.

- **-keeprlogfile**

  Once process is finished, you can ask to not remove the  downloaded log file.

- **-dir=dirname**

  Output is built in directory dirname.

- **-viewcvsurl=viewcvsurl**

  File's revisions in reports built by buildhtmlreport  output are links to "viewcvs". String '\_\_MODULE\_\_'  will be replaced by name of CVS module.

- **-ignore=file/dir**

  To exclude a file/dir off report.

- **-only=file/dir**

  To have reports only on file/dir that match.

- **-includeheader=file**

  To add content of a file after body tag.

- **-allowindex**

  To allow meta tag index (noindex by default).

- **-debug=x**

  To output on stderr some debug info with level x.

## SEE ALSO

cvs (1).

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Adriaan Peeters apeeters@lashout.net for  the **Debian** system (but may be used by others). It is based on  the help output of cvschangelogbuilder. Permission is  granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under  the terms of the GNU General Public  License, Version 2 or any later version published by the Free  Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover  Texts and no Back-Cover Texts.