1 <sect1 id="ch03-checkout">
2 <title>cvs checkout/co</title>
3 <?dbhtml filename="checkout.html" dir="chapter03"?>
5 <para><userinput>cvs checkout</userinput> or <userinput>cvs
6 co</userinput>. This command is used to pull a CVS tree such as
7 <filename>LFS/BOOK</filename> (the LFS book) or
8 <filename>BLFS</filename> (the BLFS book) from the server. You
9 should only need to do this once. If we mess around with the directory
10 structure (as sometimes is necessary), you may occasionally need to
11 delete your local sandbox and re-check it out. If this is going to be
12 needed, it will usually be because the Editor will have made a
13 <emphasis>large</emphasis> change and it'll be announced at least on the
14 <filename>lfs-book</filename> list.</para>