CVS---Concurrent Versions System v1.11.17

CVS—Concurrent Versions System v1.11.17

This info manual describes how to use and administer cvs version 1.11.17.

• Overview: An introduction to CVS
• Repository: Where all your sources are stored
• Starting a new project: Starting a project with CVS
• Revisions: Numeric and symbolic names for revisions
• Branching and merging: Diverging/rejoining branches of development
• Recursive behavior: CVS descends directories
• Adding and removing: Adding/removing/renaming files/directories
• History browsing: Viewing the history of files in various ways

CVS and the Real World. -----------------------

• Binary files: CVS can handle binary files
• Multiple developers: How CVS helps a group of developers
• Revision management: Policy questions for revision management
• Keyword substitution: CVS can include the revision inside the file
• Tracking sources: Tracking third-party sources
• Builds: Issues related to CVS and builds
• Special Files: Devices, links and other non-regular files

References. -----------

• CVS commands: CVS commands share some things
• Invoking CVS: Quick reference to CVS commands
• Administrative files: Reference manual for the Administrative files
• Environment variables: All environment variables which affect CVS
• Compatibility: Upgrading CVS versions
• Troubleshooting: Some tips when nothing works
• Credits: Some of the contributors to this manual
• BUGS: Dealing with bugs in CVS or this manual
• Index: Index