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cvs — Concurrent Versions System, a revision control system. More information: <https://manned.org/cvs>.

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Problem

How to use the cvs command: Concurrent Versions System, a revision control system. More information: <https://manned.org/cvs>.

Solution

cvs — Concurrent Versions System, a revision control system. More information: <https://manned.org/cvs>.

Create a new repository (requires the $CVSROOT environment variable to be set externally):

cvs -d {{path/to/repository}} init

Add a project to the repository:

cvs import -m "{{message}}" {{project_name}} {{version}} {{vendor}}

Checkout a project:

cvs checkout {{project_name}}

Show changes made to files:

cvs diff {{path/to/file}}

Add a file:

cvs add {{path/to/file}}

Commit a file:

cvs commit -m "{{message}}" {{path/to/file}}

Update the working directory from the remote repository:

cvs update

Code Snippets

Create a new repository (requires the `$CVSROOT` environment variable to be set externally)

cvs -d {{path/to/repository}} init

Add a project to the repository

cvs import -m "{{message}}" {{project_name}} {{version}} {{vendor}}

Checkout a project

cvs checkout {{project_name}}

Show changes made to files

cvs diff {{path/to/file}}

Add a file

cvs add {{path/to/file}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/cvs

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