${PREV_TITLE} Concurrent Versions System ${NEXT_TITLE}
Going back in time
  • Date based
    $ cvs co -D "yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss"
  • If you leave out the time it defaults to 00:00:00!
  • Other date formats
    • dd MMM yyyy
    • dd/mm/yyyy
    • n days ago
  • Tag - a bookmark in your projects revision history
  • Can be used to mark specific events like releases, or a stable point, etc.
  • Tagging
    cvs tag MYPROJ_1_0_0
  • A tag strings together files at various revisions in the project
  • Tags can be used wherever a revision no. can be used
  • They are useful while acting on multiple files
  • $ cvs co -r MYPROJ_1_0_0
    $ cvs update -r MYPROJ_1_0_2
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