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cvs [cvs-options] edit [options] [files ...]
Mark a file as being edited by the current user. This command is used as part of the cvs watch family of commands. If a file is being watched, it is checked out to the sandbox with read permissions but not write permissions. The edit command sets the sandbox file as writable, notifies any watchers that the file is being edited, and sets the user as a temporary watcher to be notified if certain actions are performed on the file by other users. See also editors , unedit , watch , and watchers .
NOTE
CVS does not notify you of your own changes.
You can unedit (set read-only and clear the temporary watch) a file with cvs unedit or cvs release, or by removing the file and re-creating it with cvs update or cvs checkout.
CVS uses any script in the notify file in the repository's CVSROOT directory to notify the user of changes.
Synonyms: none
Standard subcommand options: -l, -R
