Acronym for Concurrent Versions System, a VersionControlSystem. (Not to be confused with CSV.)

It was born as a batch of Shell scripts wrapping RCS and diff3(1), but evolved into something much greater. Unfortunately, its roots also imply some annoying limitations like being unable to rename/move files in the repository without losing the associated history.

See also:

• cvs(1), the user interface to CVS

• Open Source Development with CVS by Coriolis Open Press.

  • Online version
  • Offline HTML version
  • PostScript version

  Note that some (irrelevant?) chapters regarding the philosophy behind CVS in OpenSource are only present in the printed edition.

• very brief example usage in our CVSHowto page.
• CVSNotes

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