CVS Pocket Reference

by Gregor N. Purdy

The beauty of open source is making code freely available. The curse is trying to organize the chaos that code development can evolve into. CVS, the Concurrent Version System, is an open source tool for managing and distributing source code. It allows multiple users dispersed over a wide geographic area to work on the same file at the same time, using a shared directory. Under CVS, multiple users can check out files from a directory tree, make changes,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0596005679
• ISBN13: 9780596005672
• Release Date: September 2003
• Publisher: O'Reilly Media
• Length: 90 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 4.2" x 7.2"

Customer Reviews

Useful

I often find myself on teams that have little to no experience with CVS. This pocket reference serves as a quick reminder for them on how to interact with CVS. Until you learn CVS well, make sure to have this by your side.

Concise, Accurate and Helpful

If you are looking for a great quick reference guide for CVS... this is it. "CVS Pocket Reference" provides a substantial amount of information for those already familiar with the CVS tool.If this is your first experience with CVS, this is not the book for you. However, if you have used CVS in the past... perfect reference tool.