% create cvs repository with one project cvs -f -q -d *REPO* init % populate cvs repository cvs -f -Q co proj cvs -f -Q add file1 cvs -f ci -madd file1 on trunk % create two release branches cvs -f -q tag -b v1_0 T file1 cvs -f -q tag -b v1_1 T file1 % modify file1 on branch v1_0 cvs -f -Q update -rv1_0 cvs -f ci -madd text % make unrelated change on v1_1 cvs -f -Q update -rv1_1 cvs -f -Q add unrelated cvs -f ci -munrelated change % merge file1 to v1_1 cvs -f -Q update -jv1_0 RCS file: *REPO*/proj/file1,v retrieving revision 1.1 retrieving revision 1.1.2.1 Merging differences between 1.1 and 1.1.2.1 into file1 cvs -f ci -madd text [MERGE from v1_0] % merge change to trunk cvs -f -Q update -A cvs -f -Q update -jv1_1 RCS file: *REPO*/proj/file1,v retrieving revision 1.1 retrieving revision 1.1.4.1 Merging differences between 1.1 and 1.1.4.1 into file1 cvs -f ci -madd text [MERGE from v1_1] % non-merged change on trunk cvs -f -Q add file2 cvs -f ci -madd file2 on trunk file2 % change on trunk to backport cvs -f ci -madd other text file1 revision 1.3 add other text ---------------------------- revision 1.2 add text [MERGE from v1_1] ---------------------------- revision 1.1 branches: 1.1.2; 1.1.4; add file1 on trunk ---------------------------- revision 1.1.4.1 add text [MERGE from v1_0] ---------------------------- revision 1.1.2.1 add text ============================================================================= % backport trunk change to v1_1 cvs -f -Q update -rv1_1 cvs -f -Q update -j1.2 -j1.3 file1 RCS file: *REPO*/proj/file1,v retrieving revision 1.2 retrieving revision 1.3 Merging differences between 1.2 and 1.3 into file1 cvs -f ci -madd other text [MERGE from HEAD] file1 % fix bug on v1_1, merge to trunk with error cvs -f -Q update -rv1_1 cvs -f -Q tag unmerged cvs -f ci -mfix file1 cvs -f -Q update -A cvs -f -Q update -junmerged -jv1_1 RCS file: *REPO*/proj/file1,v retrieving revision 1.1.4.2 retrieving revision 1.1.4.3 Merging differences between 1.1.4.2 and 1.1.4.3 into file1 cvs -f ci -mfix file1 [MERGE from v1-1] % convert to hg warning: CVS commit message references non-existent branch 'v1-1': fix file1 [MERGE from v1-1] initializing destination proj.hg repository connecting to *REPO* scanning source... collecting CVS rlog 12 log entries creating changesets 10 changeset entries sorting... converting... 9 add file1 on trunk 8 add text 7 unrelated change 6 add text [MERGE from v1_0] 5 add text [MERGE from v1_1] 4 add file2 on trunk 3 add other text 2 add other text [MERGE from HEAD] 1 fix file1 0 fix file1 [MERGE from v1-1] % complete log 9: '' fix file1 [MERGE from v1-1] 8: 'v1_1' fix file1 7: 'v1_1' add other text [MERGE from HEAD] 6: '' add other text 5: '' add file2 on trunk 4: '' add text [MERGE from v1_1] 3: 'v1_1' add text [MERGE from v1_0] 2: 'v1_1' unrelated change 1: 'v1_0' add text 0: '' add file1 on trunk % graphical log o 9: '' fix file1 [MERGE from v1-1] | | o 8: 'v1_1' fix file1 | | | o 7: 'v1_1' add other text [MERGE from HEAD] |/| o | 6: '' add other text | | o | 5: '' add file2 on trunk | | o | 4: '' add text [MERGE from v1_1] |\| | o 3: 'v1_1' add text [MERGE from v1_0] | |\ +---o 2: 'v1_1' unrelated change | | | o 1: 'v1_0' add text |/ o 0: '' add file1 on trunk