CVS (Version Control) Manual

CVS is a version control system. Using it, you can record the history of your source files.

The CVS Reference Manual provides beginners with a simple introduction to the basics, and experts will find advanced details they need.

In this you will see the following things below.

Table of Contents

1. Overview

2. The Repository

3. Starting a project with CVS

4. Revisions

5. Branching and merging

6. Recursive behavior

7. Adding, removing, and renaming files and directories

8. History browsing

9. Handling binary files

10. Multiple developers

11. Revision management

12. Keyword substitution

13. Tracking third-party sources

14. How your build system interacts with CVS

15. Special Files

A. Guide to CVS commands

B. Quick reference to CVS commands

C. Reference manual for Administrative files

D. All environment variables which affect CVS

E. Compatibility between CVS Versions

F. Troubleshooting

G. Credits

H. Dealing with bugs in CVS or this manual

Index

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