CVS
-- EladLahav - 24 Nov 2005
Preemable
CVS is an easy to use, yet powerful and effective version control system. It is based on a client-server architecture that stores all files in a common place, thus allowing sevral people to collaborate on a project.
Terminology
Common terms used by CVS:
- Repository: A collection of file and directory revisions managed by CVS. A repository is stored on the server-side.
- Module: A project managed by CVS. A module is simply a directory in a CVS repository.
- Tree: A snapshot of a module stored on the client-side.