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==== import options ====

This standard option is supported by <code>import</code>
(see [[cvs: Common command options#Common command options|Common options]], for a complete description):

;<code>-m <var>message</var></code>
: Use <var>message</var> as log information, instead of invoking an editor.

There are the following additional special options.

;<code>-b <var>branch</var></code>
: See [[cvs: Multiple vendor branches#Multiple vendor branches|Multiple vendor branches]].

;<code>-k <var>subst</var></code>
: Indicate the keyword expansion mode desired.  This setting will apply to all files created during the import, but not to any files that previously existed in the repository.  See [[cvs: Substitution modes#Substitution modes|Substitution modes]], for a list of valid &lsquo;<code>-k</code>&rsquo; settings.

;<code>-I <var>name</var></code>
: Specify file names that should be ignored during import.  You can use this option repeatedly.  To avoid ignoring any files at all (even those ignored by default), specify &lsquo;-I !&rsquo;.

: <var>name</var> can be a file name pattern of the same type that you can specify in the &lsquo;<tt>.cvsignore</tt>&rsquo; file. See [[cvs: Ignoring files via cvsignore#Ignoring files via cvsignore|cvsignore]].

;<code>-W <var>spec</var></code>
: Specify file names that should be filtered during import.  You can use this option repeatedly.

: <var>spec</var> can be a file name pattern of the same type that you can specify in the &lsquo;<tt>.cvswrappers</tt>&rsquo; file. See [[cvs: The cvswrappers file#The cvswrappers file|Wrappers]].

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