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4. Summary of CvsGui commands

4.1 Cvs Main menu

Main cvs commands : Most of the time you will use only the update and commit commands.

Update folder...

Merge recursively on your disk your changes with the cvs repository. Use "Commit folder..." to commit your changes INTO the cvs repository.

Commit folder...

Commit your changes INTO the cvs repository. You may use "Update folder..." first to merge locally on your disk your changes with the cvs repository.

The no recursive option let you commit a folder without the sub-folders.

Preferences...

Use this option to change settings like the CVSROOT, the read-only option, the TCP/IP compression and many other things...

Command line...

Allows to enter a cvs command line (like "cvs rtags -b -r arev arevbranch") when ever the cvs command is not available thru the menus.

Note that you don't have necessary to specify a local directory. That's because some commands (like rtags) execute only on the server. For the most of the others commands, you need to specify where the command is executed.

Checkout module...

Use this option to checkout from scratch a new module on your disk. You need to give the complete path of the module on the server : for example : "myprog/mysubfolder1/mysubfolder2"

The no recursive option let you commit a folder without the sub-folders.

Import module...

Use this option to create a new module into the cvs repository located on the cvs server machine. After importing, you should use the "Checkout module..." command to start using this new module.

You need to give the complete path of the module on the server : for example : "myprog/mysubfolder1/finalPlaceForTheModule"

Refer to the explanation of the import problem ( Mac import or Windows import).

The vendor and release tags are usefull whenever you'll want to get back to the initial version or create a branch. Refer to the cvs documentation for more details.

Login...

Use this option when you want to login for the first time to a cvs server machine. You should need to login ONLY if the kind of authentication in the preferences is "pserver" (password authenticate).

4.2 Cvs Files menu

Menu with cvs commands which apply on files.

Update files...

Merge locally on your disk your changes and the changes of the cvs repository so you can use the "Commit files..." command to commit your change on the cvs server repository.

Commit files...

Commit your changes into the cvs server repository. You may need first to "Update files..." in order to merge your changes with the cvs server before you can commit them.

Diff files...

Show the difference between your files and the files located on the cvs server repository : this way you can check the changes with the remote server.

Log files...

Ask the server to tell the history of the files (comments, revision number, tags and so on...)

Add files...

Mark the files to be added to the master repository located on the server. These files will be really added AFTER you did commit them. In order to add files enclosed into a new folder, use the "Add folder..." option first on the folder.

(Windows only)

Add binary files...

Same as the previous but add binary files.

Remove files...

Mark the files to be removed from the master repository located on the server. These files will be really removed AFTER you did commit the folder where these files were located.

Status files...

Ask the cvs server to tell the status of the files (changed locally, unchanged, current status, locks, and so on...).

Cancel changes...

It is not a real cvs command but it's provided for convenience. This option will send to trash the files in the trash (you can on Macintosh use the "Put Away" option of the Finder to recover them) then will ask the cvs server to update these files.

4.3 Cvs Folder menu

The cvs commands which apply on a folder.

Add a folder...

Whenever you add files to the repository, you need first to add the folders.

Diff a folder...

Print the differences recursively with the cvs remote repository for all the files enclosed in the folder.

4.4 Preferences dialog

The cvs commands which apply on a folder.

The CVSROOT field

It should be something like alexp@cvs.strata3d.com:/cvsroot. Never enter the ":pserver:" or ":kserver:" directly, use the radio buttons instead.

Checkout read-only

Turn-on if you want the files created by MacCVS to appear locked in the finder.

Prune empty directories

If On, this option will automatically remove empty folders when you update a module.

TCP/IP compression

When this option is on, the server and MacCVS compress informations so they use less bandwi3>

If On, this option will automatically remove empty folders when you update a module.

TCP/IP compression

When this option is on, the server and MacCVS compress informations so they use less bandwi3>

If On, this option will automatically remove empty folders when you update a module.

TCP/IP compression

When this option is on, the server and MacCVS compress informations so they use less bandwi3>

If On, this option will automatically remove empty folders when you update a module.

TCP/IP compression

When this option is on, the server and MacCVS compress informations so they use less bandwi3>

If On, this option will automatically remove empty folders when you update a module.

TCP/IP compression

When this option is on, the server and MacCVS compress informations so they use less bandwi3>

If On, this option will automatically remove empty folders when you update a module.

TCP/IP compression

When this option is on, the server and MacCVS compress informations so they use less bandwi3>

If On, this option will automatically remove empty folders when you update a module.

TCP/IP compression

When this option is on, the server and MacCVS compress informations so they use less bandwi3>

If On, this option will automatically remove empty folders when you update a module.

TCP/IP compression

When this option is on, the server and MacCVS compress informations so they use less bandwi3>

If On, this option will automatically remove empty folders when you update a module.

TCP/IP compression

When this option is on, the server and MacCVS compress informations so they use less bandwi3>

If On, this option will automatically remove empty folders when you update a module.

TCP/IP compression

When this option is on, the server and MacCVS compress informations so they use less bandwi3>

If On, this option will automatically remove empty folders when you update a module.

TCP/IP compression

When this option is on, the server and MacCVS compress informations so they use less bandwi3>

If On, this option will automatically remove empty folders when you update a module.

TCP/IP compression

When this option is on, the server and MacCVS compress informations so they use less bandwi3>

If On, this option will automatically remove empty folders when you update a module.

TCP/IP compression

When this option is on, the server and MacCVS compress informations so they use less bandwi3>

If On, this option will automatically remove empty folders when you update a module.

TCP/IP compression

When this option is on, the server and MacCVS compress informations so they use le