title: Getting the status of a file in CVS without checking it out
body: <p>Is this possible?  Running the status command on a path that exists in the repository but is not checked out locally results in the following error:</p>
  <p><strong>Command:</strong></p>
  <p><code>cvs status dir</code></p>
  <p><strong>Output:</strong></p>
  <blockquote>
  <p>cvs status: Examining &quot;dir&quot;</p>
  <p>cvs [status aborted]: could not chdir to &quot;dir&quot;: No such file or directory</p>
  </blockquote>