- CVS
- CVS is a version control system. It allows you to record the history of your source files.
- CVS stores previous versions of files efficiently
- CVS allows a group of people to work on the same code
- CVS allows easy retrieval of old versions
- CVS runs on UNIX, Windows (95 or NT), Macintosh, or VMS
CVS is NOT:
- A build system.
- A substitute for good management and polocies.
- A substitute for developer communication.
- Repository: The directory storing the master copies of the files. The main or master repository is a tree of
directories.
- Module: A specific directory (or mini-tree of directories) in the main repository. Modules are defined
in the CVS modules file.
- RCS Revision Control System: A lower-level set of utilities on which CVS is layered.
- Check out: To make a copy of a file from its repository that can be worked on or examined.
- Revision: A numerical or alpha-numerical tag identifying the version of a file.
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