Instructions for setting up a CVS repository and connecting through Tortoise CVS. plz use your id instead of "minkcho" [Server side: linuxlab] 1. declare CVSROOT(or CVSHOME) in your .cshrc or .bashrc i.e [.cshrc] setenv CVSHOME /home/minkcho/CVS setenv CVSROOT /home/minkcho/CVS [.bashrc] CVSHOME=/home/minkcho/CVS CVSROOT=/home/minkcho/CVS export CVSHOME export CVSROOT 2. reload your .cshrc using [linuxlab:minkcho]> source .cshrc or [linuxlab:minkcho]> source .bashrc 3. Initialize your cvs repository [linuxlab:minkcho]> cvs init 4. extract your project in a directory (e.g. proj) [linuxlab:minkcho]> cd proj 5. Import your project [linuxlab:minkcho]> cvs import -m "message term project" -I ! "proj" project start Done :) [Client side: windows] 1. install cvs client from websites (Wincvs or TortoiseCVS) 2. to connect the server, you need to set up your parameters. Protocol : Secure shell (:ext:) Server : linuxlab.cs.umd.edu Repository folder : /home/minkcho/CVS Username : minkcho Module : proj CVSROOT : :ext:minkcho@linuxlab.cs.umd.edu :/home/minkcho/CVS 3. Checkout your module.