2007-03-10 03:40 AEST by Glen Starrett - The edit command says "-f" is default, but it is not.

Z:\>cvs -H edit
Usage: cvs edit [-cflRz] [files...]
        -A              Set ACL on edited file (experimental)
        -a              Specify what actions for temporary watch, one of
                                edit,unedit,commit,all,none
        -b bugid        Bug to associate with edit (repeat for multiple bugs)
        -c              Check that working files are unedited
        -C              Check that working files are up to date
        -f              Force edit if working files are edited (default)
        -l              Local directory only, not recursive
        -m message      Specify reason for edit
        -R              Process directories recursively (default)
        -w              Lock whole file, not just this branch
        -x              Exclusive edit (Stop other users editing this file)
        -z              Compress base revision copies
(Specify the --help global option for a list of other help options)

See bug 4809 for additional details / explanation.