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CVS diff with new files: fakeadd

Ever been disgruntled by the fact that you can't do a cvs diff with new files, because you haven't got write access on a Drupal contrib module's CVS repository and thus can't cvs add those new files? There's a solution though: edit CVS's Entries file. But who likes manually modifying files over and over again?

The solution: fakeadd! (I've attached the file to this post in case this site ever goes down.) This nice shellscript allows you to update the Entries file using a simple syntax: fakeadd  newfile.php.

A quick install how-to:

  1. Save the file to a location of your choice, I've saved it in ~/scripts.
  2. Open your ~/.bash_profile file (if you're using the bash shell, this is the default shell on OS X) and add the following:
    # Add custom scripts, such as the CVS fakeadd script.
    export PATH=$PATH:~/scripts
  3. Finally, make the script executable: chmod +x ~/scripts/fakeadd.
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Handy Drupal command-line shortcuts

Add these lines to your ~/.bash_profile if you're using the Bash shell:

alias ddiff="cvs diff -u -F^f -N > "
alias dhead="cvs -z6 -d:pserver:anonymous:anonymous@cvs.drupal.org:/cvs/drupal checkout drupal"
alias dupdate="cvs update -dP"

Now you have three new commands at your disposal:

ddiff
Usage: ddiff patchfile.patch, creates a patch file.
dhead
Usage: dhead, checks out Drupal HEAD in the current directory.
dupdate
Usage: dupdate, updates the current directory recursively.
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