Chapter 12. Source Code Management: An Overview

Chapters 13 and 14 describe two popular source code management systems for Linux: CVS and Subversion (SVN). This chapter introduces the major concepts involved with using these systems for users who may never have used one. If you're already familiar with source code management, feel free to skip ahead to the particular software suite that interests you. See also the O'Reilly books Essential CVS, CVS Pocket Reference, and Version Control with Subversion.

This chapter covers the following topics:

Introduction and terminology
Usage models
Source code management systems
Other source code management systems