Table of Contents

Essential CVS, 2nd Edition
By Jennifer Vesperman
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Publisher: O'Reilly
Pub Date: November 2006
Print ISBN-10: 0-596-52703-9
Print ISBN-13: 978-0-59-652703-7
Pages: 428

Table of Contents  | Index

		Copyright
		Dedication
		Preface
		Part I:  Introduction
			Chapter 1.  What Is CVS?
				Section 1.1.  What Is a Versioning System?
				Section 1.2.  Why CVS?
				Section 1.3.  CVS in the Field
			Chapter 2.  CVS Quickstart Guide
				Section 2.1.  Installing CVS
				Section 2.2.  Building Your First Repository
				Section 2.3.  Importing Projects
				Section 2.4.  Accessing Remote Repositories
				Section 2.5.  Checking Out Files
				Section 2.6.  Editing Files
				Section 2.7.  Committing Changes
				Section 2.8.  Updating Sandboxes
				Section 2.9.  Adding Files
				Section 2.10.  Removing Files
				Section 2.11.  Exporting and Building Projects
				Section 2.12.  Quick Tips for Success
		Part II:  Using CVS
			Chapter 3.  Basic Use of CVS
				Section 3.1.  General Information
				Section 3.2.  Sandboxes and Repositories
				Section 3.3.  Committing Changes to the Repository
				Section 3.4.  Updating the Sandbox Files from the Repository
				Section 3.5.  Adding Files to the Repository
				Section 3.6.  Removing Files from the Repository
				Section 3.7.  Moving Files or Directories
				Section 3.8.  Releasing a Sandbox
				Section 3.9.  Keywords
				Section 3.10.  Binary Files and Wrappers
				Section 3.11.  Specifying Default Command Options
			Chapter 4.  Tagging and Branching
				Section 4.1.  Tagging
				Section 4.2.  Stickiness
				Section 4.3.  Branching
				Section 4.4.  Branching Strategies
				Section 4.5.  Merging Strategies
			Chapter 5.  Multiple Users
				Section 5.1.  Using Simultaneous Development
				Section 5.2.  Watching a File
				Section 5.3.  Reserving Files
				Section 5.4.  Comparing File Revisions
				Section 5.5.  Displaying Recent Changes
				Section 5.6.  Displaying File History
		Part III:  CVS Administration
			Chapter 6.  Repository Management
				Section 6.1.  Creating a Repository
				Section 6.2.  Deleting a Repository
				Section 6.3.  Securing Your Projects
				Section 6.4.  Repository Structure
				Section 6.5.  CVSROOT Files
				Section 6.6.  Server Environment Variables
				Section 6.7.  Backing Up a Repository
				Section 6.8.  Distributed Repositories
				Section 6.9.  Editing a Repository
				Section 6.10.  Sandbox Structure
				Section 6.11.  Client Environment Variables
				Section 6.12.  Exit Status
			Chapter 7.  Project Management
				Section 7.1.  Creating a Project
				Section 7.2.  Distributing Files
				Section 7.3.  Running Scripts
				Section 7.4.  Interfacing with External Programs
				Section 7.5.  Tools
				Section 7.6.  Strategies and Practices
			Chapter 8.  Remote Repositories
				Section 8.1.  Specifying Repository Paths
				Section 8.2.  Method Options
				Section 8.3.  The local Access Method
				Section 8.4.  The ext and server Access Methods
				Section 8.5.  The fork Access Method
				Section 8.6.  The gserver Access Method
				Section 8.7.  The kserver Access Method
				Section 8.8.  The pserver Access Method
				Section 8.9.  Using inetd with gserver, kserver, and pserver
				Section 8.10.  PAM
			Chapter 9.  Troubleshooting
				Section 9.1.  General Troubleshooting Techniques
				Section 9.2.  Connectivity Problems
				Section 9.3.  Filename Problems
				Section 9.4.  Line-Ending Problems
				Section 9.5.  Permission Problems
				Section 9.6.  Lock Files
				Section 9.7.  Time Issues
		Part IV:  Reference
			Chapter 10.  Command Reference
				Section 10.1.  CVS Command-Line Options
				Section 10.2.  CVS Commands
			Chapter 11.  Miscellaneous Topics Reference
				Section 11.1.  Administrative Files
				Section 11.2.  CVSROOT Files
				Section 11.3.  CVSROOT Variables
				Section 11.4.  Dates
				Section 11.5.  Environment Variables
				Section 11.6.  Keywords and Keyword Modes
				Section 11.7.  Pattern Matching
				Section 11.8.  Repository Access Methods
		Part V:  Appendixes
			Clients and Operating Systems
				Section A.1.  Multi-Operating-System Clients
				Section A.2.  Macintosh Clients
				Section A.3.  Unix and Linux Clients
				Section A.4.  Windows Clients
				Section A.5.  Integration Tools
			Administrators' Tools
				Section B.1.  CVS Variants
				Section B.2.  Distribution Tools
				Section B.3.  Logging Tools
				Section B.4.  Metadata Tools
				Section B.5.  Converters
				Section B.6.  Miscellaneous
			Frequently Asked Questions
				Section C.1.  Usage Questions
				Section C.2.  Administration Questions
		About the Author
		Colophon
		Index