Appendix A: CVS crib sheet

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• admin Administration
• annotate Show last revision where each line was modified
• checkout Check out sources for editing
• commit Check files into the repository
• diff Show differences between revisions
• edit Get ready to edit a watched file
• editors See who is editing a watched file
• export Export sources from CVS, similar to checkout
• history Show status of files and users
• import Import sources into CVS, using vendor branches
• init Create a CVS repository if it doesn't exist
• log Print out log information for files
• login Prompts for password for authenticating server
• logout Remove stored password for authenticating server
• rdiff patch format diffs between releases
• release Indicate that a Module is no longer in use
• remove Remove an entry from the repository
• rtag Add a symbolic tag to a module
• status Display status information in a working directory
• tag Add a symbolic tag to a checked out version of files
• unedit Undo an edit command
• update Bring work tree in sync with repository
• version Display the version of CVS being used
• watch Turn on/off/read-only checkouts of files
• watchers See who is watching a file