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+# This file describes wrappers and other binary files to CVS.
+#
+# Wrappers are the concept where directories of files are to be
+# treated as a single file. The intended use is to wrap up a wrapper
+# into a single tar such that the tar archive can be treated as a
+# single binary file in CVS.
+#
+# To solve the problem effectively, it was also necessary to be able to
+# prevent rcsmerge from merging these files.
+#
+# Format of wrapper file ($CVSROOT/CVSROOT/cvswrappers or .cvswrappers)
+#
+# wildcard [option value][option value]...
+#
+# where option is one of
+# -f from cvs filter value: path to filter
+# -t to cvs filter value: path to filter
+# -m update methodology value: MERGE or COPY
+#
+# and value is a single-quote delimited value.
+#
+# For example: