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<chapter id="ch-cvs">
  <title>CVS</title>
  <para>
    Il Concurrent Versions System (<application>CVS</application>)
    fornisce un framework dove molteplici utenti possono editare gli stessi files.
    Come puoi immaginare, se un gruppo di utenti edita i files in una singola
    directory, il chaos regnerà. Usando <application>CVS</application>,
    comunque, un gruppo di persone può lavorare con sicurezza sullo stesso gruppo di files.
    <application>CVS</application> mantiene la copia master dei files,
    e registra chi ha cambiato cosa e quando in un depositorio centrale. Se
    insorgssero dei conflitti, <application>CVS</application> te lo farà sapere.
    <application>CVS</application> è spesso usato affinchè i programmatori possano
    condividere codice, ma funziona bene anche per la documentazione.
  </para>
  <indexterm>
    <primary>cvs</primary>
  </indexterm>
  <section id="sn-cvs-overview">
    <title>Come funziona CVS</title>
    <indexterm>
      <primary>cvs</primary>
      <secondary>come funziona</secondary>
    </indexterm>
    <indexterm>
      <primary>cvs</primary>
      <secondary>descrizione</secondary>
    </indexterm>
    <para>
      In molti casi, ogni gruppo di files che costituisce un pacchetto o un progetto
      è immagazzinato come un <firstterm>module</firstterm> sul CVS server.
    </para>

    <para>
      Quando lavori con i files dal <application>CVS</application>, dovrai eseguire il
      <firstterm>checkout</firstterm> di una copia del modulo sul
      file system locale. Dopo aver modificato uno o più files, dovrai inviarli con un
      <firstterm>commit</firstterm> al repositorio centrale
      <application>CVS</application> server.
    </para>

    <para>
      Con <application>CVS</application> puoi editare un file senza
      prima ottenere il permesso o il locking del file. La parte
      <wordasword>concurrent</wordasword> del nome
      <application>CVS</application> viene dalla sua capacità di
      permettere diverse differenti persone di editare differenti parti dello stesso
      file. Siccome nessuno dei cambiamenti si sovrappone,
      <application>CVS</application> può registrare correttamente i loro cambiamenti.
      In caso di cambiamenti duplicati, questi sono marcati chiaramente nei files
      e gli autori devono risolvere il problema da soli.
    </para>

    <para>
      Quando commetti i cambiamenti, solo i cambiamenti ai files che il server sa
      sono commessi. In altre parole, se crei un file nel checkout locale
      di un modulo, il nuovo file non è automaticamente
      inviato al server. Devi prima <firstterm>add</firstterm> il
      file al repositorio quindi eseguire il commit. Se rimuovi un file
      dal tuo checkout locale di un modulo, dovrai specificare che vuoi
      rimuoverlo dal repositorio sul CVS server e quindi
      eseguire il commit della rimozione del file.
    </para>

    <para>
      I comandi specifici per eseguire queste operazioni sono discussi in
      <xref linkend="sn-cvs-cvscommands"></xref>.
    </para>

    <para>
      Se qualcuno ha modificato il file nel tempo fra intercorso fra l'ultima volta
      che l'hai catturato dal CVS e quando hai provato ad eseguire il commit di un cambiamento,
      <application>CVS</application> proverà ad incollare i cambiamenti alla
      copia master sul <application>CVS</application> server. Se
      il contenuto che hai cambiato è in una locazione differente nel file
      rispetto la contenuto cambiato da qualcun'altro, l'azione del commit
      andrà avanti senza alcun <firstterm>conflitto</firstterm>.
      Se qualcuno modifica lo stesso contenuto che hai già cambiato tu
      e provi a fare un commit, vedrai un messaggio che è avvenuto
      il conflitto su un file. Così, dovrai fare l'
      <firstterm>update</firstterm> dei tuoi files di frequente. E' una buona pratica
      aggiornarli prima di iniziare a modificarli.
      Fa riferimento a <xref linkend="sn-cvs-cvscommands-conflicts"></xref> per
      le istruzioni su come risolvere i conflitti.
    </para>
  </section>
  <section id="sn-cvs-preparation">
    <title>Preparazione all'uso di CVS</title>
    <indexterm>
      <primary>cvs</primary>
      <secondary>preparazione all'uso</secondary>
    </indexterm>
    <para>
      Prima di usare <application>CVS</application>, hai bisogno di stabilire
      un account con il <application>CVS</application> server. Dopo
      aver ottenuto un account, non dovrai più fare nuovamente queste
      cose.
    </para>

    <section id="sn-cvs-rpm-check">
      <title>E' CVS installato sul tuo sitema</title>
      <indexterm>
        <primary>cvs</primary>
        <secondary>installazione RPM</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <para>
        Devi aver installato il pacchetto <application>CVS</application>
        <abbrev>RPM</abbrev>. Verifica la sua presenza
        digitando il comando:
      </para>
<screen><prompt>$ </prompt><command>rpm -q cvs</command></screen>
      <para>
        e vedi un output simile a
        <computeroutput>cvs-1.11.19-1</computeroutput>, allora il pacchetto
        è installato. Un messaggio simile a <computeroutput>package cvs
        is not installed</computeroutput> vuol dire che devi instllare il
        pacchetto <application>cvs</application> prima di continuare. Se
        non sai come fare, consulta il tuo amministratore di sistema
        che potrà intallarlo per te.
      </para>
    </section>

    <section id="sn-cvs-generate-keys">
      <title>Generazione dell chiavi SSH</title>
      <indexterm>
        <primary>OpenSSH</primary>
        <secondary>chiavi di autorizzazione</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <para>
        Il <application>CVS</application> server usa chiavi
        <application>SSH</application> Protocol 2 per autenticare
        gli utenti. Così, devi generare un paio di chiavi prima di richiedere
        un account <application>CVS</application>. Se hai già
        una chiave <application>SSH</application> <abbrev>DSA</abbrev>,
        puoi saltare questo passaggio.
      </para>
      <tip>
        <title>Tip</title>
        <para>
          Hai già una chiave <abbrev>DSA</abbrev> se hai il
          file <filename>~/.ssh/id_dsa.pub</filename> sul sistema.
        </para>
        <para>
          Se la tua chiave <abbrev>DSA</abbrev> esistente non richiede una
          <wordasword>passphrase</wordasword>, sei fortemente incoraggiato a
          generrne una che richieda una passphrase.
        </para>
      </tip>
      <para>
        Usa i seguenti passi per generare una chiave <abbrev>DSA</abbrev>
        usata da <application>SSH</application> Protocol 2. E'
	necessaria per un account <application>CVS</application> su
        <computeroutput>cvs.fedora.redhat.com</computeroutput>.
      </para>
      <orderedlist>
        <indexterm>
          <primary>OpenSSH</primary>
          <secondary><command>ssh-keygen</command>
          </secondary>
        </indexterm>
        <indexterm>
          <primary><command>ssh-keygen</command>
          </primary>
        </indexterm>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            Per generare una chiave
            <acronym>DSA</acronym>
            per funzionare con il protocollo versione 2.0, allo shell prompt,
            digita il comando:
          </para>
<screen><prompt>$ </prompt><command>ssh-keygen -t dsa</command></screen>
          <para>
            Accetta la posizione predefinita per la locazione del file
            <filename>~/.ssh/id_dsa</filename>. Sei fortemente incoraggiato all'urgenza
            di definire ed usare una <firstterm>passphrase</firstterm> per
            aumentare la sicurezza della tua chiave. Immetti una passphrase
            differente dalla password del tuo password e confermala
            reinserendola nuovamente.
          </para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            Copia la nuova chiave nel file corretto digitando i
            seguenti comandi allo shell prompt.
          </para>
<screen><prompt>$ </prompt><command>cat ~/.ssh/id_dsa.pub>>~/.ssh/authorized_keys</command></screen>
          <note>
            <para>
              Controlla con attenzione questo comando prima di premere il tasto
              <guibutton>ENTER</guibutton>.
              Se <filename>~/.ssh/authorized_keys</filename>
              esiste già, i contenuti di
              <filename>~/.ssh/id_dsa.pub</filename> verranno appesi alla
              fine del file <filename>~/.ssh/authorized_keys</filename>.
            </para>
          </note>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            Cambia i permessi della tua directory <filename>~/.ssh</filename>
            e delle tue chiavi con i comandi:
          </para>
<screen><prompt>$ </prompt><command>chmod 755 ~/.ssh</command>
<prompt>$ </prompt><command>chmod 644 ~/.ssh/authorized_keys</command></screen>
        </listitem>
      </orderedlist>
      <tip>
        <title>Tip</title>
        <para>
          Puoi far si che il sistema ricordi la passphrase così da
          non doverla digitare ogni volta che accedi al
          <application>CVS</application> server. Fa riferimento alla
          documentazione del programma <application>ssh-add</application>.
        </para>
      </tip>
    </section>
  </section>
  <section id="sn-cvs-config">
    <title>Configurazione per l'accesso CVS</title>
    <indexterm>
      <primary>cvs</primary>
      <secondary>configurazione per l'accesso</secondary>
    </indexterm>
    <indexterm>
      <primary>cvs</primary>
      <secondary>CVSROOT</secondary>
    </indexterm>
    <indexterm>
      <primary>cvs</primary>
      <secondary>CVS_RSH</secondary>
    </indexterm>
    <indexterm>
      <primary>CVSROOT</primary>
    </indexterm>
    <indexterm>
      <primary>CVS_RSH</primary>
    </indexterm>
    <indexterm>
      <primary>cvs</primary>
      <secondary><filename>.cvsrc</filename>
      </secondary>
    </indexterm>
    <indexterm>
      <primary><filename>.cvsrc</filename>
      </primary>
    </indexterm>
    <section id="sn-cvs-config-cvsrc">
      <title>Evitare digitazioni ripetitive</title>
      <indexterm>
        <primary>cvs</primary>
        <secondary>evitare digitazioni ripetitive</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <para>
        Molti comandi <application>CVS</application> hanno bisogno di
        certe opzioni per operare in modo consistente. Invece di
        digitarle ogni volta che il comando è usato, puoi salvare gli
        switches in un file che <application>CVS</application> leggerà
        prima di eseguire la linea di comando.
      </para>

      <para>
        Crea un file chiamato <filename>~/.cvsrc</filename> nella tua home
        directory. Dovrà contenere i seguenti comandi, uno per
        riga:
<screen><computeroutput>cvs -z3
diff -uNp
rdiff -uNp
update -dP</computeroutput></screen>
      </para>
    </section>

    <section id="sn-cvs-config-anon">
      <title>Configurare un accesso CVS Read-Only</title>
      <indexterm>
        <primary>cvs</primary>
	<secondary>configurare un accesso Read-Only</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <indexterm>
        <primary>cvs</primary>
        <secondary>accesso anonimo</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <para>
        If your goal is to download the various &FC; documents and to
        render them on your system, you only need read-only access to
        the <application>CVS</application> repository. Follow the
        instructions in this section and then skip directly to
        <xref linkend="sn-cvs-cvscommands-co"/>.
      </para>

      <para>
        Change directories to where you want your files from
        <application>CVS</application> to be located, and execute the
        following commands:
      </para>
<screen><prompt>$ </prompt><command>export CVSROOT=:pserver:cvs.fedora.redhat.com:/cvs/docs</command>
<prompt>$ </prompt><command>cvs login</command>
<prompt>$ </prompt><command>cvs checkout docs-common</command> <replaceable>module-name</replaceable>
<prompt>$ </prompt><command>cvs checkout</command> <replaceable>module-name</replaceable>
<prompt>$ </prompt><command>cd</command> <replaceable>module-name</replaceable></screen>
      <para>
        Once you have checked the module out, it doesn't matter what
        your
        <envar>CVSROOT</envar>
        is set to because it is stored in the file
        <filename>CVS/Root</filename> for each directory in your local
        repository. As long as your current working directory has a
        <filename>CVS/</filename> directory, the
        <application>CVS</application> program will automatically locate
        the &FC; repository.
      </para>
    </section>

    <section id="sn-cvs-config-author">
      <title>Configuring Read/Write CVS Access</title>
      <indexterm>
        <primary>cvs</primary>
        <secondary>configuring read/write access</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <indexterm>
        <primary>cvs</primary>
        <secondary>configuring access for authors</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <para>
        To author a new document or to change an existing one, you must
        obtain full read/write access to the &FC; Docs
        <application>CVS</application> repository. For the full details
        on this process, refer to the
        <ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DocsProject/NewWriters"><filename>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DocsProject/NewWriters</filename>
        </ulink> web site. Below is a summary:
      </para>

      <itemizedlist>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            Subscribe to the
            <ulink url="https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-docs-list"><filename>fedora-docs-list</filename>
            </ulink>, which is the main forum for the project.
          </para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            Generate a GNU Privacy Guard (<abbrev>GPG</abbrev>) key to
            identify yourself to the project.
          </para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            Register for a
            <ulink url="http://bugzilla.redhat.com/"><filename>Bugzilla</filename>
            </ulink> account, if you do not have one already.
            <filename>Bugzilla</filename> is how we keep track of bugs,
            changes and projects.
          </para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            Post a
            <ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DocsProject_2fSelfIntroduction">self
            introduction</ulink> to the list.
          </para>
        </listitem>
      </itemizedlist>

      <para>
        After your
        <ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DocsProject_2fSelfIntroduction">self
        introduction</ulink> has been approved your
        <application>CVS</application> access will be granted.
      </para>

      <para>
        Every author, and that includes you once your self introduction
        has been received, has a unique
        <envar>$CVSROOT</envar>
        to access the <application>CVS</application> repository:
      </para>
<screen><prompt>$ </prompt><command>export CVSROOT=:ext:</command><replaceable>yourname</replaceable><command>@cvs.fedora.redhat.com:/cvs/docs</command>
<prompt>$ </prompt><command>export CVS_RSH=/usr/bin/ssh</command></screen>
      <para>
        With the
        <envar>$CVSROOT</envar>
        and
        <envar>$CVS_RSH</envar>
        environment variables in place, you can access the repository:
      </para>
<screen><prompt>$ </prompt><command>cvs co -c</command></screen>
      <para>
        You will be asked for the passphrase for your
        <application>SSH</application> key. Press
        <guibutton>ENTER</guibutton>
        and you should receive a list of modules already in the
        repository.
      </para>
    </section>
  </section>
  <section id="sn-cvs-cvscommands">
    <title>Basic CVS Commands</title>
    <indexterm>
      <primary>cvs</primary>
      <secondary>commands</secondary>
    </indexterm>
    <para>
      After configuring your system to work with CVS, checkout the
      modules you will be working on.
    </para>
    <tip>
      <title>Tip</title>
      <para>
        To see if you need a correctly-set
        <envar>$CVSROOT</envar>
        variable, or the <option>-m </option>
        <replaceable>repository</replaceable> command line switch, see
        if you have a <filename>CVS/</filename> subdirectory in your
        working directory.
      </para>
      <para>
        If you have a <filename>CVS/</filename> directory,
        <application>CVS</application> ignores any
        <envar>$CVSROOT</envar>
        or <option>-m</option> command line switch.
      </para>
    </tip>
    <section id="sn-cvs-cvscommands-co">
      <title>Checking Out Modules</title>
      <indexterm>
        <primary>cvs</primary>
        <secondary>checking out modules</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <para>
        You only need to checkout a module once. After a local copy of
        the module is on your system, it is on your system.
      </para>

      <para>
        To checkout a module, use the following command:
      </para>
<screen><prompt>$ </prompt><command>cvs co</command>  <replaceable><module-name></replaceable></screen>
      <para>
        For example, to checkout the
        <computeroutput>example-tutorial</computeroutput> module, change
        to your work directory, and execute the following command:
      </para>
<screen><prompt>$ </prompt><command>cvs co example-tutorial</command></screen>
      <para>
        A directory called <filename>example-tutorial/</filename> is
        created in the current directory.
      </para>

      <para>
        If a branch name is not specified when checking out a module, it
        is referred to as the <firstterm>HEAD</firstterm> of the
        <application>CVS</application> module.
      </para>

      <section id="sn-cvs-cvscommands-co-branch">
        <title>Checking Out Branches of Modules</title>
        <indexterm>
          <primary>cvs</primary>
          <secondary>check out modules</secondary>
          <tertiary>checking out branches</tertiary>
        </indexterm>
        <para>
          Think of a <application>CVS</application> branch as a version
          of the files for a particular version of a manual or package.
        </para>

        <para>
          To checkout a branch of a module, use the following command:
        </para>
<screen><prompt>$ </prompt><command>cvs co</command> <option>-d</option>  <replaceable><directory></replaceable> <option>-r</option>  <replaceable><branchname></replaceable> <replaceable><module-name></replaceable></screen>
        <para>
          A directory named <replaceable><directory></replaceable>
          is created, and the files for the
          <replaceable><branchname></replaceable> branch of the
          <replaceable><module-name></replaceable> module are
          copied in the directory.
        </para>

        <para>
          For example, to checkout a branch named BRANCH-VERSION-1.2
          from the <computeroutput>mymodule</computeroutput> module, use
          the command:
        </para>
<screen><prompt>$ </prompt><command>cvs co -d mymodule-1.2 -r BRANCH-VERSION-1.2 mymodule</command></screen>
        <para>
          The BRANCH-VERSION-1.2 branch of the module is checked out in
          the <filename>mymodule-1.2</filename> directory on your
          system.
        </para>

        <para>
          To determine which branches and tags exist for a file, use the
          command:
        </para>
<screen><prompt>$ </prompt><command>cvs status</command> <option>-v</option> <replaceable><filename></replaceable></screen>
        <para>
          For example, the status of the file
          <filename>foo.sgml</filename> is as follows:
        </para>
<screen>
<computeroutput>
===================================================================
File: foo.sgml    Status: Up-to-date

   Working revision:    1.47
   Repository revision: 1.47    /cvs/docs/custom-guide/rhl-cg-en.sgml,v
   Sticky Tag:          (none)
   Sticky Date:         (none)
   Sticky Options:      (none)

   Existing Tags:
        BRANCH-VERSION-1.2              (branch: 1.25.2)
</computeroutput>
</screen>
        <para>
          Only tags marked as branches in the second column under the
          <computeroutput>Existing Tags</computeroutput> section can be
          checked out as a branch.
        </para>
      </section>
    </section>

    <section id="sn-cvs-cvscommands-up">
      <title>Updating Files</title>
      <indexterm>
        <primary>cvs</primary>
        <secondary>updating files</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <para>
        To retrieve the latest versions of the files in a module, change
        to the directory that contains the files for the module and
        execute the command:
      </para>
<screen><command>cvs update</command></screen>
      <para>
        The latest versions of all the files in the module are
        downloaded into your local copy. If you notice a file conflict,
        refer to <xref linkend="sn-cvs-cvscommands-conflicts"></xref>.
      </para>
    </section>

    <section id="sn-cvs-cvscommands-commit">
      <title>Committing Files</title>
      <indexterm>
        <primary>cvs</primary>
        <secondary>committing files</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <para>
        After modifying files in your local version of a module, commit
        them to save the changes on the <application>CVS</application>
        server:
      </para>
<screen><prompt>$ </prompt><command>cvs commit</command> <option>-m</option> "<replaceable>some log message</replaceable>" <replaceable>filename</replaceable></screen>
      <note>
        <para>
          If you would prefer to write your log message with your
          favorite text editor, as defined by the $VISUAL or the $EDITOR
          environment variable, just omit the <userinput>-m "some
          log message"</userinput>. The buffer will already contain
          comments describing the change; you do not need to delete them
          as you enter your own text.
        </para>
      </note>

      <para>
        The log message should be as descriptive as possible so that you
        and anyone else working on the module understands what changed.
        Using a log message such as <userinput>updated some
        files</userinput> does not accurately describe what has changed
        and will not help you in the future. If you are correcting a
        bug, use the <application>Bugzilla</application> reference.
      </para>

      <para>
        The <replaceable><filename></replaceable> can be one
        filename, a series of filenames separated by spaces, or a group
        of filenames specified using wildcards such as
        <filename>*.png</filename> or <filename>foo-*.sgml</filename>.
      </para>

      <para>
        If no filename or group of filenames is specified in the
        <command>commit</command> command, all outstanding changes of
        any kind are committed to the server. The command is recursive
        and will include changes in any subdirectories of the module.
        Use caution when issuing the <command>commit</command> command
        without any filenames because you might not remember exactly
        what files changed.
      </para>

      <para>
        If you notice a file conflict, refer to
        <xref linkend="sn-cvs-cvscommands-conflicts"></xref>.
      </para>
    </section>

    <section id="sn-cvs-cvscommands-add">
      <title>Adding Files</title>
      <indexterm>
        <primary>cvs</primary>
        <secondary>adding files</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <para>
        To add a file to a module, create the file in your local copy
        then execute the following command:
      </para>
<screen><prompt>$ </prompt><command>cvs add</command>  <replaceable>file-to-add</replaceable></screen>
      <para>
        After adding the file, you must <command>commit</command> the
        <command>add</command> to copy it to the server:
      </para>
<screen><prompt>$ </prompt><command>cvs commit</command> <option>-m</option> "<replaceable>some log message</replaceable>" <replaceable>file-to-add</replaceable></screen>
    </section>

    <section id="sn-cvs-cvscommands-admin">
      <title>Managing Binary Files</title>
      <indexterm>
        <primary>cvs</primary>
        <secondary>binary files</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <para>
        The most commonly-archived files are simple text files but
        sometimes binary files are also archived. The
        <application>cvs</application> program recognizes most common
        filename extentions such as <filename>.png</filename> or
        <filename>.jpg</filename>, so <application>cvs</application>
        usually "does the right thing".
      </para>

      <para>
        When a copy of a file is checked out of the repository,
        <application>cvs</application> scans it for special keywords,
        such as "<computeroutput>$id:$</computeroutput>" and
        replaces the string with a generated value, such as the file
        version number.
      </para>

      <para>
        This keyword substitution usually corrupts binary files, so it
        must be turned off if <application>cvs</application> does not
        recognize your file as binary. To mark your file as being
        binary, and thus needing the keyword expansion turned off, use
        the command:
      </para>
<screen width="60"><prompt>$ </prompt><command>cvs</command> <option>admin</option> <option>-kk</option> <replaceable>filename</replaceable></screen>
      <para>
        Note that the file must already be checked in to the
        <abbrev>CVS</abbrev> repository before the
        <option>admin</option> command can be used. This is OK, since
        the keyword expansion is done as the file is checked out and
        copied to the local directory, not when the file is committed to
        the repository.
      </para>
      <tip>
        <title>Recovering a binary file</title>
        <para>
          If you check a binary file into the repository and then find
          it corrupted when it is checked out, do not panic. Simply use
          the <option>admin</option> command as described above, delete
          your local file copy, and check it out again.
        </para>
      </tip>
    </section>

    <section id="sn-cvs-cvscommands-rm">
      <title>Removing Files</title>
      <indexterm>
        <primary>cvs</primary>
        <secondary>removing files</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <para>
        If a file is no longer needed in the module, use the
        <command>remove</command> command to remove it from your local
        copy and then <command>commit</command> the removal to the
        server. Even though the file is removed from current version of
        the module, an archived copy is still kept on the server and can
        be retrieved at any time with the <command>add</command>
        command.
      </para>
<screen><prompt>$ </prompt><command>cvs rm -f</command>  <replaceable>file-to-remove</replaceable></screen>
      <para>
        After removing the file, you must <command>commit</command> the
        removal:
      </para>
<screen><prompt>$ </prompt><command>cvs commit</command> <option>-m</option>"<replaceable>some log message</replaceable>" <replaceable>file-to-remove</replaceable></screen>
      <para>
        You can not use wildcards in the <command>commit</command>
        command to identify removed files. They must be specified with a
        exact filename.
      </para>

      <para>
        If you need to rename a file, it is best to rename the file on
        the <application>CVS</application> server so that the history of
        the file is preserved. If you need to rename a file, send an
        email to
        <ulink url="mailto:cvsdocs-administrator at fedora.redhat.com"><filename>cvsdocs-administrator at fedora.redhat.com</filename>
        </ulink> asking to have the file renamed.
      </para>
    </section>

    <section id="sn-cvs-cvscommands-status">
      <title>Status of Files</title>
      <indexterm>
        <primary>cvs</primary>
        <secondary>status of files</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <para>
        Sometimes it is necessary to view the
        <firstterm>status</firstterm> of a file in a
        <application>CVS</application> module. To view the status of a
        file, use the command:
      </para>
<screen><prompt>$ </prompt><command>cvs status</command>  <replaceable>filename</replaceable></screen>
      <para>
        The status report of a repository file is as follows:
      </para>

      <variablelist>
        <varlistentry>
          <term><computeroutput>Up-to-date</computeroutput></term>
          <listitem>
            <para>
              Your revision of the file is identical to the latest
              revision on the <application>CVS</application> server.
            </para>
          </listitem>
        </varlistentry>

        <varlistentry>
          <term><computeroutput>Locally Modified</computeroutput></term>
          <listitem>
            <para>
              You have updated to the latest revision from the server,
              but then you modified the file on your system.
            </para>
          </listitem>
        </varlistentry>

        <varlistentry>
          <term><computeroutput>Locally Added</computeroutput></term>
          <listitem>
            <para>
              You added the file with the <command>cvs add</command>
              command but have not yet committed the addition of the
              file.
            </para>
          </listitem>
        </varlistentry>

        <varlistentry>
          <term><computeroutput>Locally Removed</computeroutput></term>
          <listitem>
            <para>
              You removed the file with the <command>cvs
              remove</command> command but have not yet committed the
              removal.
            </para>
          </listitem>
        </varlistentry>

        <varlistentry>
          <term><computeroutput>Needs Checkout</computeroutput></term>
          <listitem>
            <para>
              A newer version of the file is on the server and needs to
              be retrieved. Even though the status includes the word
              checkout, it really means that you need to update your
              files with the <command>cvs update</command> command.
            </para>
          </listitem>
        </varlistentry>

        <varlistentry>
          <term><computeroutput>Needs Patch</computeroutput></term>
          <listitem>
            <para>
              The revision in your local checkout needs a patch to be
              the latest revision from the server. Issue the
              <command>cvs update</command> command to resolve.
            </para>
          </listitem>
        </varlistentry>

        <varlistentry>
          <term><computeroutput>Needs Merge</computeroutput></term>
          <listitem>
            <para>
              A newer revision exists on the server and your local
              version contains modification not yet committed. This
              status usually occurs if you don't have the latest
              revision of the file and edit it anyway.
            </para>
          </listitem>
        </varlistentry>

        <varlistentry>
          <term><computeroutput>File had conflicts on merge</computeroutput></term>
          <listitem>
            <para>
              Similar to <computeroutput>Needs Merge</computeroutput>,
              except when you tried to issue the <command>cvs
              update</command> command, the differences could not be
              resolved automatically. Refer to
              <xref linkend="sn-cvs-cvscommands-conflicts"></xref> for
              more information on resolving conflicts.
            </para>
          </listitem>
        </varlistentry>

        <varlistentry>
          <term><computeroutput>Unknown</computeroutput></term>
          <listitem>
            <para>
              The <application>CVS</application> server does not know
              anything about this file. It has neither been added nor
              removed locally and has never been committed to the
              server. This status usually occurs for files you should
              not commit to <application>CVS</application> such as
              <filename>generated-index.sgml</filename> or for files
              that you want to add to the repository but have not yet
              issued the <command>cvs add</command> command.
            </para>
          </listitem>
        </varlistentry>
      </variablelist>
    </section>

    <section id="sn-cvs-cvscommands-conflicts">
      <title>Resolving Conflicts</title>
      <indexterm>
        <primary>cvs</primary>
        <secondary>resolving conflicts</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <para>
        If you modify a file and the same region is modified by someone
        else and committed first, you will probably see a message
        similar to the following when committing the file or updating
        your local copy of the module:
      </para>
<screen>
<computeroutput>
RCS file: /cvs/docs/module-name/filename.sgml,v
retrieving revision 1.12
retrieving revision 1.13
Merging differences between 1.12 and 1.13 into filename.sgml
rcsmerge: warning: conflicts during merge
cvs server: conflicts found in filename.sgml
C filename.sgml
</computeroutput>
</screen>
      <para>
        To resolve the conflict, open the file, search for
        <computeroutput><<<<<<<</computeroutput>
        and determine which version of the content is correct. For
        example:
      </para>
<screen>
<computeroutput>
<para>
Some sentence.
<<<<<<< filename.sgml
A sentence that was changed in the working copy.
=======
A same sentence that was changed differently and committed.
>>>>>>> 1.13
</para>
</computeroutput>
</screen>
      <para>
        The content between the
        <computeroutput><<<<<<<</computeroutput>,
        and the <computeroutput>=======</computeroutput> is the content
        from your working copy. The content between the
        <computeroutput>=======</computeroutput> and the
        <computeroutput>>>>>>>></computeroutput> is
        the content from the server.
      </para>

      <para>
        Resolve the conflict by editing your copy, and commit the file.
      </para>
    </section>

    <section id="sn-cvs-cvscommands-summary">
      <title>Summary</title>
      <indexterm>
        <primary>cvs</primary>
        <secondary>commands</secondary>
        <tertiary>summary of</tertiary>
      </indexterm>
      <para>
        All commands assume you are in the proper directory for the
        <application>CVS</application> module.
      </para>
      <table frame="all" id="tb-cvs-basic-commands">
        <title>Basic CVS Commands</title>
        <tgroup cols="2">
          <colspec colnum="1" colname="shortcut" colwidth="30"/>
          <colspec colnum="2" colname="description" colwidth="60"/>
          <thead>
            <row>
              <entry>Command</entry>
              <entry>Description</entry>
            </row>
          </thead>
          <tbody>
            <row>
              <entry><command>cvs checkout
        <replaceable><module-name></replaceable></command>
      or <command>cvs co <replaceable><module-name></replaceable></command>
              </entry>
              <entry>Creates a directory called
      <replaceable><module-name></replaceable> with the contents of the
      module in the directory</entry>
            </row>
            <row>
              <entry><command>cvs co -d <replaceable><directory></replaceable> -r <replaceable><branchname></replaceable><replaceable><module-name></replaceable></command>
              </entry>
              <entry>Creates the <replaceable><directory></replaceable> directory
      with the contents of the <replaceable><branchname></replaceable>
      branch of the <replaceable><module-name></replaceable> module</entry>
            </row>
            <row>
              <entry><command>cvs update</command> or <command>cvs up</command>
              </entry>
              <entry>Update your files with the latest files from the CVS server</entry>
            </row>
            <row>
              <entry><command>cvs add <replaceable><filename></replaceable></command>
              </entry>
              <entry>Add a new file "filename" to the CVS server</entry>
            </row>
            <row>
              <entry><command>cvs commit -m "My message"
        <replaceable><filename></replaceable></command>
              </entry>
              <entry>Update file <replaceable><filename></replaceable> with the
      latest copy from your computer</entry>
            </row>
            <row>
              <entry><command>cvs log <replaceable><filename></replaceable></command>
              </entry>
              <entry>View the commit messages for the file <replaceable><filename></replaceable>
              </entry>
            </row>
            <row>
              <entry><command>cvs status <replaceable><filename></replaceable></command>
              </entry>
              <entry>View status of the file, such as <computeroutput>Locally
        Modified</computeroutput>
              </entry>
            </row>
            <row>
              <entry><command>cvs status -v <replaceable><filename></replaceable></command>
              </entry>
              <entry>View existing tags and branches for file</entry>
            </row>
            <row>
              <entry><command>cvs diff <replaceable><filename></replaceable></command>
              </entry>
              <entry>Show diff of the working copy of the file and the latest
      version of the file for the branch</entry>
            </row>
            <row>
              <entry><command>cvs diff -r1.1 -r1.2 <replaceable><filename></replaceable></command>
              </entry>
              <entry>Show diff of version 1.1 and 1.2 for file</entry>
            </row>
          </tbody>
        </tgroup>
      </table>
      <para>
        For more information, read the CVS manual available on your
        system at
        <filename>/usr/share/doc/cvs-<replaceable><version-number></replaceable>/cvs.ps</filename>
        (the CVS version might vary) and visit the CVS webpage available
        at
        <ulink url="http://www.cvshome.org/">http://www.cvshome.org/</ulink>.
      </para>
      <tip>
        <title>Tip</title>
        <para>
          Since <application>CVS</application> is using
          <application>ssh</application> to connect to the
          <application>CVS</application> server, you will be prompted
          your password before performing your
          <application>CVS</application> request. If you want to
          configure your machine so that you do not have to enter a
          password, refer to the
          <ulink url="http://redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-9-Manual/custom-guide/s1-openssh-client-config.html"><citetitle>&RH;
          Linux 9 Customization Guide</citetitle> </ulink> for details
          about using <command>ssh-agent</command>.
        </para>
      </tip>
    </section>
  </section>
</chapter>




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