CVS--Concurrent Versions System v1.11.17

This info manual describes how to use and administer CVS version 1.11.17.

Derek R. Price, Ximbiot http://ximbiot.com,

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1. Overview		An introduction to CVS
2. The Repository		Where all your sources are stored
3. Starting a project with CVS
4. Revisions		Numeric and symbolic names for revisions
5. Branching and merging		Diverging/rejoining branches of development
6. Recursive behavior		CVS descends directories
7. Adding, removing, and renaming files and directories		Adding/removing/renaming files/directories
8. History browsing		Viewing the history of files in various ways
CVS and the Real World.
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9. Handling binary files		CVS can handle binary files
10. Multiple developers		How CVS helps a group of developers
11. Revision management		Policy questions for revision management
12. Keyword substitution		CVS can include the revision inside the file
13. Tracking third-party sources
14. How your build system interacts with CVS		Issues related to CVS and builds
15. Special Files		Devices, links and other non-regular files

References.
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A. Guide to CVS commands		CVS commands share some things
B. Quick reference to CVS commands
C. Reference manual for Administrative files		Reference manual for the Administrative files
D. All environment variables which affect CVS
E. Compatibility between CVS Versions		Upgrading CVS versions
F. Troubleshooting		Some tips when nothing works
G. Credits		Some of the contributors to this manual
H. Dealing with bugs in CVS or this manual
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