CVS Commands

Following are the basic CVS commands

Update the project - Go to the relevent folder and issue the following command

          Option 1 :

        cvs -d:pserver:user@cvsServer:/usr/local/cvsroot -Q update

          Option 2 :

        cvs -d:pserver:user@cvsServer:/usr/local/cvsroot update -d Project_V1

• Update a file

      cvs -d:pserver:user@cvsServer:/usr/local/cvsroot update -d "ProConfirmSv.java"

• Update a new folders

      cvs -d:pserver:user@cvsServer:/usr/local/cvsroot update -d

• Commit a file

cvs add 
cvs -d:pserver:user@cvsServer:/usr/local/cvsroot add ModificationUtil.java

• go to the relevant folder and issue the following command

       cvs -d:pserver:user@cvsServer:/usr/local/cvsroot commit -m '[Message]'

• Remove a branch 

Option 1

     cvs -d:pserver:user@cvsServer:/usr/local/cvsroot rtag -d -B [TagName] [Project]

Option 2

     cvs "-q" "checkout" "DocLibrary"

• remove a tag

     cvs -d:pserver:user@cvsServer:/usr/local/cvsroot rtag -d Project_V1
cvs rtag -d Project_V1 

• chcekout a project - checkout HEAD

cvs -d:pserver:user@cvsServer:/usr/local/cvsroot checkout Project

• checkout a branch 

1. got to the workspace

cvs -d:pserver:user@cvsServer:/usr/local/cvsroot checkout -r Project_V1_QA Project

2. then rename the foder

checkout -d branch name Module name

ex

cvs -d:pserver:user@cvsServer:/usr/local/cvsroot checkout -r Project_V1 Project

• check the status of the files by files or folder  - cvs status

Summary of CVS commands are:
        add          Add a new file/directory to the repository
        admin        Administration front end for rcs
        annotate     Show last revision where each line was modified
        checkout     Checkout sources for editing
        commit       Check files into the repository
        diff         Show differences between revisions
        edit         Get ready to edit a watched file
        editors      See who is editing a watched file
        export       Export sources from CVS, similar to checkout
        history      Show repository access history
        import       Import sources into CVS, using vendor branches
        init         Create a CVS repository if it doesn't exist
        kserver      Kerberos server mode
        log          Print out history information for files
        login        Prompt for password for authenticating server
        logout       Removes entry in .cvspass for remote repository
        pserver      Password server mode
        rannotate    Show last revision where each line of module was modified
        rdiff        Create 'patch' format diffs between releases
        release      Indicate that a Module is no longer in use
        remove       Remove an entry from the repository
        rlog         Print out history information for a module
        rtag         Add a symbolic tag to a module
        server       Server mode
        status       Display status information on checked out files
        tag          Add a symbolic tag to checked out version of files
        unedit       Undo an edit command
        update       Bring work tree in sync with repository
        version      Show current CVS version(s)
        watch        Set watches
        watchers     See who is watching a file
(Specify the --help option for a list of other help options)