In document cvs.texinfo:
> @node admin options
...
> @item -t[@var{file}]
...
> If @var{file} is omitted,
> obtain the text from standard input, terminated by
> end-of-file or by a line containing @samp{.} by itself.
> Prompt for the text if interaction is possible; see
> @samp{-I}. Reading from standard input does not work
> for client/server @sc{cvs} and may change in a future
> release of @sc{cvs}.
Dot `.' is not terminater for current CVS.
And, format -tFILE does not work C/S mode,
because cvs client sends server `Argument -tFILE' thoughtlessly.
> @item -I
> Run interactively, even if the standard input is not a
> terminal. This option does not work with the
> client/server @sc{cvs} and is likely to disappear in
> a future release of @sc{cvs}.
The option `-I' is already obsolete.
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