How to get CVS

Disclaimer: the support, if any, available from the various sites mentioned below may vary; see Getting Help if you need help.

• Unix
• Linux (also see our $40 CD-ROM)
• VMS
• Windows 95/NT (also see our $40 CD-ROM)
• OS/2
• Macintosh
• Other Operating Systems
• Source code for a variety of systems.

How to get CVS documentation

The book A Practical Guide to Linux includes 15+ pages on CVS and material about RCS, GCC, Emacs, vi and other programs.

The CVS Reference Card offers a complete list of CVS commands and options for the command line CVS.

Version Management with CVS, by Per Cederqvist et al, is the main manual for CVS. It provides details on all documented CVS features, and also contains introductory material.

There are a number of CVS tutorials or training manuals on the net. They are designed for introducing new users to CVS or providing to each member of a team which is using CVS. We would suggest the Introduction to CVS by Jim Blandy. You may prefer one of the others (although we should warn that some are out of date).

The CVS FAQ to a fair extent duplicates material which is available elsewhere (for example, several sections of the Cederqvist were taken directly from the FAQ and then updated). Nevertheless, it has a certain following and may explain some topics which are not covered well elsewhere. The biggest caveat is that many parts of it are out of date.

Also see our books page. At least one published book contains significant CVS content.