TortoiseCVS Version: 1.12.5
CVS Client Version: CVSNT 2.0.51d
CVS Server Version: 1.11.22
SSH Client Version: 0.56
In D:\xxxx: "C:\Program Files (x86)\CVSNT\cvs.exe" -q
annotate -w 30 xxxxx.ksh
CVSROOT=:pserver:user@host:/CVSROOT
OS: win7 professional
annotate: invalid option -- w
Usage: cvs annotate [-lRf] [-r rev] [-D date] [files...]
-l Local directory only, no recursion.
-R Process directories recursively.
-f Use head revision if tag/date not found.
-r rev Annotate file as of specified revision/tag.
-D date Annotate file as of specified date.
(Specify the --help global option for a list of other help options)
Error, CVS operation failed
TortoiseCVS 1.12 requires and is delivered with CVSNT 2.5.05.
CVSNT 2.0.51d has many bugs, including this one. CVSNT 2.0.51d also has many security issues - it should be uninstalled:
http://march-hare.com/cvspro/security.htm