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Parham:
In school they're forcing us to submit all assignments for a particular class via CVS.  This isn't like last year when they did file uploads via web browser.  I've installed Cygwin with the CVS already in there.  I was wondering how many people use this, and if anyone is willing to give me support while I learn the commands and all the bells and whistles of it.

They've also got us using unix now, while it's strong, it's a lot harder to use now that I'm so used to using DOS

Jeff Lewis:
Parham, I will pass on advice to you that Compuart passed on to me - use TortoiseCVS :)

[Unknown]:
I use the cygwin cvs, and I really like it much better than crappy GUIs.

cvs co "module name" <-- check out a module.
cvs commit filemask <-- commit files in current dir, filemask is optional. (if it's not there, all.)
cvs update filemask <-- update files from the server, filemask is optional.
cvs add files <-- add file(s) to the repository.
cvs remove files <-- remove file(s) from the repository.

If you type cvs --help-commands you'll get some help on what everything does.

-[Unknown]

Compuart:
Tortoise Rocks!

http://tortoisecvs.sf.net

Not only is it nicely integrated with the Windows Explorer (so that I can see which files are adjusted or conflicting and which are not), I can also easily select which files I want to commit (it automatically finds all modified files and creates a checklist). Besides...it knows the difference between binary and non-binary upload... ([Unknown] probably knows what I mean :P).

Easy and simple interface, no unnecesary crap (like WinCVS).

Jeff Lewis:
I use a mixture of both systems but mostly cygwin. I only used Tortoise when it wouldn't accept some new files I uploaded to the SMF CVS

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