Cvs

cvs is similar to svn but is older.

Download and install cvs

Linux

cvs comes natively installed in nearly every linux distro.

Windows

Grab the binary here. Extract it into a folder that is listed in the PATH variable. Download and install this ssh.

Creating a new single-user repository

> mkdir ~/cvsroot
> chmod -R 700 ~/cvsroot
> export CVSROOT=~/cvsroot/CVSROOT
> cvs init

Importing a folder or module into a repository

Make sure that the environment variable CVSROOT is defined,

> cd moduledir
> cvs import modulename longname v_1

Edit the log entry with information about the context of the module you are importing then save and ext the text editor.

Checking out a module from a repository into a local repository

Make sure that the environment variable CVSROOT is defined,

> mkdir sandbox
> cd sandbox
> cvs checkout modulename

Remote cvs from windows

$ set CVSROOT=:ext:guillaume@nfist.ist.utl.pt:/users/left/guillaume/cvsroot
$ set CVS_RSH=ssh2
$ cvs checkout modulename

NOTE: Can't seem to make it work ...

Commiting a module

Make sure that the environment variable CVSROOT is defined,

> cd sandbox
> cvs commit

Edit the log entry with information about the context of the module you are commiting then save and ext the text editor.

External References

• CVS wikipedia