Essential CVS

Name

checkout — Synonyms: co, get

Synopsis

cvs [cvs-options] checkout [-AcflnNpPrs] [-d directory-name] [-D date]
[-j revision[:date]] [-j revision2[:date2]] [-k mode] [-r revision] projects...

Creates a new sandbox in the current working directory. This command can also be used to update an existing sandbox.

See also export and update.

Command options

-A

Clear sticky tags, dates, and keyword-expansion modes from a project and replace the current files with the head of the trunk.

-c

Display the contents of the modules file in the repository’s CVSROOT directory. This option lists the modules in the current repository and the options applicable to those modules.

See also -s.

Tip

checkout -c lists only those projects that have entries in the modules file.

-d directory-name

Check a sandbox out into a directory called directory-name instead of using the repository directory name or the name designated in the modules file in the repository’s CVSROOT directory. This is particularly useful when creating a second sandbox for a project.

CVS usually creates the same directory structure that the repository uses. However, if the checkout parameter contains only one file or directory and the -d option is used, CVS does not create any intervening directories. Use -N to prevent CVS from shortening the path.

-D date

Check out the latest revision of each file in a project that is as old as or older than the date or time specified by date. This option implies the -P option and produces a sticky date on the ...