1 This contains man page groff source for the CVS revision control system.
2 CVS is a version control system which allows you to keep old versions of
3 files (usually source code), keep a log of who, when, and why changes
4 occurred, etc., like RCS or SCCS. Unlike the simpler systems, CVS does
5 not just operate on one file at a time or one directory at a time, but
6 operates on hierarchical collections of directories consisting of version
7 controlled files. CVS helps to manage releases and to control the
8 concurrent editing of source files among multiple authors. CVS allows
9 triggers to enable/log/control various operations and works well over a
10 wide area network (see man pages).