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## history--Show status of files and users

- Synopsis: history [-report] [-flags] [-options args] [files...]
- Requires: the file ``$CVSROOT/CVSROOT/history'`
- Changes: nothing.

CVS can keep a history file that tracks each use of the `checkout`, `commit`, `rtag`, `update`, and `release` commands. You can use `history` to display this information in various formats.

Logging must be enabled by creating the file ``$CVSROOT/CVSROOT/history'`.

Warning: `history` uses ``-f'`, ``-l'`, ``-n'`, and ``-p'` in ways that conflict with the normal use inside CVS (see section Common command options).

- history options: history options

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