Using it, you can record the history of sources files, and documents. It fills a similar role to the free software RCS , PRCS , and Aegis packages. The version history is stored on a single central server and the client machines have a copy of all the files that the developers are working on.
Clients can perform all the same operations which are available locally.
Unreserved checkouts , allowing more than one developer to work on the same files at the same time. CVS provides a flexible modules database that provides a symbolic mapping of names to components of a larger software distribution. It applies names to collections of directories and files. A single command can manipulate the entire collection. For other ways to obtain CVS, please read How to get GNU Software Return to GNU's home page .