CVS FAQ

Getting Started

How do I get a project into my workspace from CVS?

1. Choose File > Import from the main menu
2. Select CVS > Projects from CVS and click Next
3. Click on Create a new repository location and click Next
4. Fill in the location information identifying your repository and click Next.
5. Click om the Use an existing module and select the project or projects you want to check out.
6. Click Finish

The project now exists in your workspace.

How do I put a project into CVS from my workspace?

1. Select the project in the Navigator or other view.
2. From the context menu choose Team->Share Project...
3. Fill in the location information identifying your repository and click Next.
4. Click Finish and the Sharing wizard closes and the Commit wizard opens.
5. Supply a release comment and click Finish to commit the project contents to the repository.

The project now exists in the repository.

I already have a project checked out from CVS with the command-line tool. How do I use it in Eclipse without having to check out the whole project again?

1. Create a project in the workspace.
2. File->Import, select File System, locate your files, click Finish.
3. Select the project in the Navigator or other view.
4. Context Menu->Team->Share Project...
5. The wizard should tell you that it found all the necessary information. Click Finish.

Eclipse has now shared the project with the CVS repository.