WinCvs

Enter CVS commands in output pane.

1. Select menu: Edit | Shell | Tcl
   Note: It is recommended to use the Tcl shell.
   
   
2. To check which CVS version is used, type: cvs -version
   You should see:
   Concurrent Versions System (CVSNT) 2.0.8 (client/server)
   
   
3. To display help, type: help
   You should see:
   
   Help :
     cvs : the cvs tool.
     help : this help.
   Others commands :
     cd : change directory
     pwd : print current directory
     ls : list the current directory
     info ? : misc. informations
     info commands : all the TCL commands
   
   
4. To display the cvs usage, type: cvs --help
   You should see:
   Usage: cvs [cvs-options] command [command-options-and-arguments]
   
   where cvs-options are -q, -n, etc.
   (specify --help-options for a list of options)
   
   where command is add, admin, etc.
   (specify --help-commands for a list of commands
   or --help-synonyms for a list of command synonyms)
   
   where command-options-and-arguments depend on the specific command
   (specify -H followed by a command name for command-specific help)
   
   Specify --help to receive this message
   
   
   
   
   
5. To display a list of cvs commands, type: cvs --help-commands
   To display a list of command synonyms, type: cvs --help-synonyms
   
   

   Command	Synonym	Description
   add	ad new	Add a new file/directory to the repository
   admin	adm rcs	Administration front end for rcs
   annotate	ann	Show last revision where each line was modified
   chacl	setacl setperm	Change the Access Control List for a directory
   checkout	co get	Checkout sources for editing
   chown	setowner	Change the owner of a directory
   commit	ci com	Check files into the repository
   diff	di diff	Show differences between revisions
   edit		Get ready to edit a watched file
   editors		See who is editing a watched file
   export	exp ex	Export sources from CVS, similar to checkout
   history	hi his	Show repository access history
   import	im imp	Import sources into CVS, using vendor branches
   init		Create a CVS repository if it doesn't exist
   info	inf	Display information about supported protocols
   log	lo	Print out history information for files
   login	logon lgn	Prompt for password for authenticating server
   logout		Removes entry in .cvspass for remote repository
   ls	dir list	List files in the repository
   lsacl	lsattr listperm	List the directories Access Control List
   passwd	password setpass	Set the user's password (Admin: Administer users)
   authserver	pserver	Authentication server mode
   rannotate	rann ra	Show last revision where each line of module was modified
   rdiff	patch pa	Create 'patch' format diffs between releases
   release	re rel	Indicate that a Module is no longer in use
   remove	rm delete	Remove an entry from the repository
   rlog	rl	Print out history information for a module
   rtag	rt rfreeze	Add a symbolic tag to a module
   server		Server mode
   status	st stat	Display status information on checked out files
   tag	ta freeze	Add a symbolic tag to checked out version of files
   unedit		Undo an edit command
   update	up upd	Bring work tree in sync with repository
   version	ve ver	Show current CVS version(s)
   watch		Set watches
   watchers		See who is watching a file

   
   
6. To display a list of cvs options, type: cvs --help-options
   
   

   Option	Description
   -D prefix	Adds a prefix to CVSROOT.
   -H	Displays usage information for command.
   -Q	Cause CVS to be really quiet.
   -q	Cause CVS to be somewhat quiet.
   -r	Make checked-out files read-only.
   -w	Make checked-out files read-write (default).
   -l	Turn history logging off.
   -n	Do not execute anything that will change the disk.
   -t	Show trace of program execution (repeat for more verbosity) -- try with -n.
   -v	CVS version and copyright.
   -T tmpdir	Use 'tmpdir' for temporary files.
   -e editor	Use 'editor' for editing log information.
   -d CVS_root	Overrides $CVSROOT as the root of the CVS tree.
   -f	Do not use the ~/.cvsrc file.
   -z #	Use compression level '#' for net traffic.
   -x	Encrypt all net traffic (fail if not encrypted).
   -y	Encrypt all net traffic (if supported by protocol).
   -a	Authenticate all net traffic.
   -s VAR=VAL	Set CVS user variable.
   --version	CVS version and copyright.
   --encrypt	Encrypt all net traffic (if supported by protocol).
   --authenticate	Authenticate all net traffic (if supported by protocol).