== CVS&mdash;Concurrent Versions System v4.2 ==

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This info manual describes how to use and administer
<small>CVS</small> version 4.2.


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 [[cvs: Overview#Overview|&bull; Overview]]::                    An introduction to CVS
 [[cvs: The Repository#The Repository|&bull; Repository]]::                  Where all your sources are stored
 [[cvs: Starting a project with CVS#Starting a project with CVS|&bull; Starting a new project]]::      Starting a project with CVS
 [[cvs: Revisions#Revisions|&bull; Revisions]]::                   Numeric and symbolic names for revisions
 [[cvs: Branching and merging#Branching and merging|&bull; Branching and merging]]::       Diverging/rejoining branches of development
 [[cvs: Recursive behavior#Recursive behavior|&bull; Recursive behavior]]::          CVS descends directories
 [[cvs: Adding, removing, and renaming files and directories#Adding, removing, and renaming files and directories|&bull; Adding and removing]]::         Adding/removing/renaming files/directories
 [[cvs: History browsing#History browsing|&bull; History browsing]]::            Viewing the history of files in various ways
 
 CVS and the Real World.
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 [[cvs: Handling binary files#Handling binary files|&bull; Binary files]]::                CVS can handle binary files
 [[cvs: Multiple developers#Multiple developers|&bull; Multiple developers]]::         How CVS helps a group of developers
 [[cvs: Revision management#Revision management|&bull; Revision management]]::         Policy questions for revision management
 [[cvs: Keyword substitution#Keyword substitution|&bull; Keyword substitution]]::        CVS can include the revision inside the file
 [[cvs: Tracking third-party sources#Tracking third-party sources|&bull; Tracking sources]]::            Tracking third-party sources
 [[cvs: How your build system interacts with CVS#How your build system interacts with CVS|&bull; Builds]]::                      Issues related to CVS and builds
 [[cvs: Special Files#Special Files|&bull; Special Files]]::		Devices, links and other non-regular files
 
 References.
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 [[cvs: Guide to CVS commands#Guide to CVS commands|&bull; CVS commands]]::                CVS commands share some things
 [[cvs: Quick reference to CVS commands#Quick reference to CVS commands|&bull; Invoking CVS]]::                Quick reference to CVS commands
 [[cvs: Reference manual for Administrative files#Reference manual for Administrative files|&bull; Administrative files]]::        Reference manual for the Administrative files
 [[cvs: All environment variables which affect CVS#All environment variables which affect CVS|&bull; Environment variables]]::       All environment variables which affect CVS
 [[cvs: Compatibility between CVS Versions#Compatibility between CVS Versions|&bull; Compatibility]]::               Upgrading CVS versions
 [[cvs: Troubleshooting#Troubleshooting|&bull; Troubleshooting]]::             Some tips when nothing works
 [[cvs: Credits#Credits|&bull; Credits]]::                     Some of the contributors to this manual
 [[cvs: Dealing with bugs in CVS or this manual#Dealing with bugs in CVS or this manual|&bull; BUGS]]::                        Dealing with bugs in CVS or this manual
 [[cvs: Index#Index|&bull; Index]]::                       Index
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