RCS2LOG(1)		  Generates changelog entries		    RCS2LOG(1)



NAME
       rcs2log - generates a changelog from RCS files


SYNOPSIS
       rcs2log [OPTION] ... [FILE ...]


DESCRIPTION
       rcs2log	generates  a  change log from RCS files, which can possibly be
       located in a CVS repository, and outputs the new change log to standard
       output.	If no FILE is specified, rcs2log will use the files registered
       under the working directory.  The change log prefix can be later copied
       to the existing ChangeLog file.


   OPTIONS
       -c CHANGELOG
	 Output a change log prefix to CHANGELOG (default ChangeLog).


       -h HOSTNAME
	 Use HOSTNAME in change log entries (default current host).


       -i INDENT
	 Indent change log lines by INDENT spaces (default 8).


       -l LENGTH
	 Try to limit log lines to LENGTH characters (default 79).


       -R
	 If no FILEs are given and RCS is used, recurse through working direc
	 tory.


       -r
	 OPTION Pass OPTION to subsidiary log command.


       -t TABWIDTH
	 Tab stops are every TABWIDTH characters (default 8).


       -u "LOGIN\tFULLNAME\tMAILADDR"
	 Assume LOGIN has FULLNAME and MAILADDR.


       -v
	 Append RCS revision to file names in log lines.


       --help
	 Output help.


       --version
	 Output version number.


AUTHOR
       rcs2log was written by Paul Eggert .


COPYRIGHT
       rcs2log is free; anyone may redistribute copies of  rcs2log  to	anyone
       under  the  terms stated in the GNU General Public License as published
       by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your  option)
       any later version.


BUGS
       There  is  a  mailing  list, bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org on the internet, for
       reporting bugs in rcs2log.  Please, if you find any bug, report it  (if
       you really are good-willing, a patch is appreciated).

       Please  note  that this program is distributed in the hope that it will
       be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied  warranty
       of  MERCHANTABILITY  or	FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
       General Public License for more details.  In other  terms,  if  rcs2log
       breaks, you get to keep both pieces.


SEE ALSO
       cvs(1), cvsconfig(1)


NOTE
       This  manual  page  was written by Andrea Glorioso 
       for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution because the original program  did
       not have a manual page.



Debian Project			  March 2001			    RCS2LOG(1)