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CVS Source Distribution

CVS Source Distribution

CVS is a version control system, which allows you to keep old versions of files (usually source code), keep a log of who, when, and why changes occurred, etc., like RCS or SCCS.

The CVS source distribution contains source code for building CVS on unix, Windows, VMS, and other operating systems. It also contains CVS documentation (sometimes binary distributions will include documentation but sometimes they will refer people to the source distribution).

Where to get the CVS Source Distribution

The CD-ROMs which accompany the books Programming with GNU Software and Practical Software Configuration Management contain a copy of the CVS source distribution.

Our $40 CD-ROM contains the CVS source distribution in .tar.gz format in the linux/SOURCES directory, and also an unpacked copy in the linux/BUILD directory (despite the directory name, there is nothing linux-specific about these sources).

The Cyclic download site at http://download.cyclic.com/pub/ contains various versions of the CVS source distribution. The filename is cvs-version.tar.gz and it is in tarred gzipped format. If you need help unpacking this format, see our unpacking page.

For more information

This web site contains a variety of pages concerning CVS, including links to other CVS sites.

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Derek Price, CVS developer and technical editor of Essential CVS (Essentials line from O'Reilly Press) , and others offer consulting services and training through Ximbiot.