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 Editinfo
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    _NOTE:_ The `editinfo' feature has been rendered obsolete.  To set a
 default editor for log messages use the `EDITOR' environment variable
 ( Environment variables) or the `-e' global option ( Global
 options).  See  verifymsg, for information on the use of the
 `verifymsg' feature for evaluating log messages.
 
    If you want to make sure that all log messages look the same way,
 you can use the `editinfo' file to specify a program that is used to
 edit the log message.  This program could be a custom-made editor that
 always enforces a certain style of the log message, or maybe a simple
 shell script that calls an editor, and checks that the entered message
 contains the required fields.
 
    If no matching line is found in the `editinfo' file, the editor
 specified in the environment variable `$CVSEDITOR' is used instead.  If
 that variable is not set, then the environment variable `$EDITOR' is
 used instead.  If that variable is not set a default will be used.  See
  Committing your changes.
 
    The `editinfo' file is often most useful together with the `rcsinfo'
 file, which can be used to specify a log message template.
 
    Each line in the `editinfo' file consists of a regular expression
 and a command-line template.  The template must include a program name,
 and can include any number of arguments.  The full path to the current
 log message template file is appended to the template.
 
    One thing that should be noted is that the `ALL' keyword is not
 supported.  If more than one matching line is found, the first one is
 used.  This can be useful for specifying a default edit script in a
 module, and then overriding it in a subdirectory.
 
    If the repository name does not match any of the regular expressions
 in this file, the `DEFAULT' line is used, if it is specified.
 
    If the edit script exits with a non-zero exit status, the commit is
 aborted.
 
    Note: when CVS is accessing a remote repository, or when the `-m' or
 `-F' options to `cvs commit' are used, `editinfo' will not be consulted.
 There is no good workaround for this; use `verifymsg' instead.
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