--- cvs-1.11.23/src/rcs.c

+++ cvs-1.11.23/src/rcs.c

@@ -3714,13 +3714,18 @@ expand_keywords (rcs, ver, name, log, loglen, expand, buf, len, retbuf, retlen)

 	srch_len -= (srch_next + 1) - srch;

 	srch = srch_next + 1;

-	/* Look for the first non alphabetic character after the '$'.  */

+	/*

+	 * Accept alphanumerics, not just alphabetics.  XFree86, anyone?

+	 * Branden Robinson  Sat,  7 Sep 2002 02:04:59 -0500

+	 */

+

+	/* Look for the first non alphanumeric character after the '$'.  */

 	send = srch + srch_len;

 	for (s = srch; s < send; s++)

-	    if (! isalpha ((unsigned char) *s))

+	    if (! isalnum ((unsigned char) *s))

 		break;

-	/* If the first non alphabetic character is not '$' or ':',

+	/* If the first non alphanumeric character is not '$' or ':',

            then this is not an RCS keyword.  */

 	if (s == send || (*s != '$' && *s != ':'))

 	    continue;