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cvs [cvs-options] checkout [options] projects ...

Create a new sandbox in the current working directory. This

command can also be used to update an existing sandbox. See also

export and update.

The projects argument to checkout may be one or more paths to

directories within the repository, paths to files within the reposi-

tory, or module names as specified in the modules file in the

repository’s CVSROOT directory. These paths must be separated

by spaces.

When creating a new sandbox, the repository path must be speci-

fied by using the -d repository_path CVS option or the CVSROOT

environment variable.

If you are creating a new sandbox inside an existing sandbox, the

CVS/Root file of the current directory in the existing sandbox can

provide a repository path. In most cases, having a sandbox inside a

sandbox is needlessly confusing.

Synonyms: co, get

Standard subcommand options: -d, -D, -f, -k, -l, -n, -N, -r, -R

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