General CVS Information
For general CVS information and guides, please refer to the CVS man-page, or any of the very informative tutorials found online. For example, here and here.
Acquiring a CVS Account
The CRBS CVS repository is available to all CRBS participants. If you do not already have an account, you can request one by emailing support_at_crbs.ucsd.edu.
Please include the following information with your request:
- Full Name
- Email address
- Desired username
- List of CRBS projects you are affiliated with and/or a list of CVS modules you require access to
Using CVS
Once you have an account, you can access the CRBS CVS repository with the following connection parameters:
- CVS_RSH=ssh
- CVSROOT=<username>@cvs.crbs.ucsd.edu:/CVSROOT
To change your CVS password, execute the following command:
ssh <username>@cvs.crbs.ucsd.edu password e.g. ssh vrowley@cvs.crbs.ucsd.edu password
You should see this:
vrowley@dyn132-239-132-174[0]$ ssh cvs.crbs.ucsd.edu password Old CVS PASSWORD:
Module names are either upper or lower case, upper case modules are controlled by the CVS administrators, and as a normal user you cannot add new directories or files at that level. Lower case modules or subdirectories are under user control, meaning that you are free to add content as needed for your project.
Adding and Committing Files
To add a file, use the following syntax:
cvs add backend.c
To commit a file to the repository, use the following syntax:
cvs commit \-m "Early version." backend.c
FAQ
Anonymous access: no
Can I login to the CVS server and "look around": no
Can I restrict access to my code: yes
Can I use an ssh key so I don't have to continually type my password: yes
Can I access CVS via Jira/Bamboo/Eclipse/Confluence/Fisheye: yes