Re: Comparing first; checking out later

[Gwen Park]

> How do I compare my local repository to the main one and see what
> differences there are BEFORE actually checking out the diffs and
> updating my local?

You can try doing:
        cvs -n update <file>

This will show the output that would probably be generated by the
update command without actually doing anything (output sometimes
differs). You can read more about this at:
        http://cvshome.org/docs/manual/cvs_16.html#SEC117

If you want to see the actual diffs, you can do:
        cvs diff <file>

This will show you in diff format the differences between your local
copy and the repository. You can read more about this at:
        http://cvshome.org/docs/manual/cvs_16.html#SEC129

gwen