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CVS

To import into CVS

 cvs import [-m msg] <repository> <vendor-tag> <release-tags>
 $ cd dir/where/stuff/to/import
 $ cvs import -m "initial import" apps/blosxom/datadir "scalene" initial

To update a checked out module (incl. directories)

 $ cvs update -d

Example of triggering an action upon commits

Add an entry to CVSROOT/loginfo, so that whenever a commit is logged cat >> CVSROOT/updatelog) , a cvs update is performed in another directory:

 # when something is checked into blosxom/datadir, log & update website
 ^apps/blosxom/datadir (date; cat; (sleep 2; cd     /usr/local/www/fog.scalene.net/apps/blosxom/datadir; cvs -q update -d) &)     >> $CVSROOT/CVSROOT/updatelog 2>&1

Configuring a new CVS server

For a smallish CVS server, add a role account cvs, a group cvs, and a home directory /home/cvsroot. Make the home group writable and sticky. Initialize the CVS repository:

 sudo -u cvs cvs -d /home/cvsroot init

To Revert and Remove Edits

If you want to revert to an older version and remove the edits you have made then cvs admin -o is the way to go:

 % cvs admin -o1.3: test

This will delete versions 1.3 and up, and thus reverting to 1.2.