Command-line tool

cvs

brew/cvs

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Version control system

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At a glance

Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

scoop install cvs

macOS

brew install cvs

Linux

brew install cvs

Create a new repository (requires the `$CVSROOT` environment variable to be set externally)

cvs -d path/to/repository init

Add a project to the repository

cvs import -m "message" project_name version vendor

Check out a project

cvs checkout project_name

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