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tkCVS

The tkCVS package is one of the most popular graphical user interfaces for CVS.

Where to Get tkCVS:

  • There is a tkCVS homepage with up-to-date screenshots. You can download from there.
  • tkCVS is free software; here are the details.
  • You will need a copy of Tcl/Tk to run tkCVS. Some operating systems (Linux, anyway), may ship with these. Our Tcl page has more on downloading them.

For More Information:

  • The document Version Control with tkCVS by Gerald Brandt is a very nice introduction to tkCVS aimed at users with no CVS experience. Some of the material covers usage specific to the author's site, but most of it applies to tkCVS installations in general.
  • The book A Practical Guide to Linux contains a page introducing tkCVS (page 576).

Mailing Lists and NewsGroups:

  • There is a mailing list for discussions concerning tkCVS; see the communication page for more information.
  • The newsgroup for tkCVS (and other version control systems) is comp.software.config-mgmt.

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