[m-rev.] New tools command: cvsdiff

[Ralph Becket]

Fergus Henderson, Thursday, 24 October 2002:
> On 24-Oct-2002, Ralph Becket <rafe at cs.mu.OZ.AU> wrote:
> > Index: tools/cvsdiff:
> ...
> > +lastcvsdiff=$(ls -rt cvsdiff-* 2> /dev/null | tail -1)
> 
> Is $(...) portable enough?

I've never had trouble with it in the past, but then I've stuck to bash
since the Dark Ages.

> I'd use `...` rather than $(...).

No problem.

> 
> > +cvs diff > $newcvsdiff
> 
> I suggest using `cvs -n diff' here.

Looking at my .cvsrc, I have `cvs diff -u -N' - would hardcoding that be
acceptable?

- Ralph
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