CVS Commands

1) Export CVSROOT=":pserver:user_name@server_ip_address:repository_name"

2) mkdir cvs_code_check_out

3) cvs co -r TAG_NAME directories (Specify atleast one directory or path)

For example:

% cvs co -r ABC_123


cvs [checkout aborted]: must specify at least one module or directory

4) cvs edit file_name

5)  cvs commit file_name

6) cvs diff -r TAG1 -r TAG2

7) How to create a new CVS branch?

8) cvs tag -b new_branch_name   (This command would tag all the files recursively under the directory with the new TAG name)

9) cvs commit file_name1 file_name2  ( To checkin the files into the cvs repository and then you need to fill in the following details: ISSUE and CHANGE fields)