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2 <title>cvs update/up</title>
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5 <para><userinput>cvs update</userinput> or <userinput>cvs
6 up</userinput>. This command syncs your local sandbox with the server and
7 is probably, along with <userinput>cvs commit</userinput> the command you
8 will use most frequently. If you have made local changes, it'll try and merge
9 any changes on the server with your changes
10 <emphasis>on your machine</emphasis>. You should always do a manual
11 <userinput>cvs update</userinput> before trying to commit changes in order
12 to check that everything is alright and ready to go (although when you do a
13 <userinput>cvs commit</userinput>, it will warn you if there is a