Book Title

CVS Pocket Reference

you can probably also guess why you should be using it,

you can probably guess why you should be using it,

Definitely a book to keep within an arms reach.

arm's or arms' ??? -- ra

Definitely a book to keep within an arm's reach.

Initial review -- JohnLightsey - 22 Jan 2004

Initial review -- JohnLightsey - 22 Jan 2004

Very nice short review.

• If you break the raw text into short pieces, it makes changes easier to spot w/ diff
• If you want your double space after a period to show (as I do), you will have to add an   — see my 's', 'p', 'c', & 'q' custom variables in the TWikiPreferences

If you've been wandering around the GLU/Linux landscape for long you've no doubt run into CVS. CVS takes the idea of cryptic commands to an entirely new level. You probably already know what it's used for, you can probably also guess why you SHOULD be using it, and you may have taken a look at the 1000+ line man page and figured screw it.

For my needs, the CVS Pocket Reference is exactly what I was looking for. The introduction to CVS is simple and to the point. In the first 30 pages the author goes from an explanation of “what is version control” all the way to importing your projects into a cvsroot. This introduction doesn't waste time on trivial details and contails all the information you'd need to make sense of the files hidden in a cvsroot directory.

Starting on page 32, the author goes into the details that make a reference guide, listing out the various commands and flags for CVS. This information is well organized and thoroughly detailed. Combined with the 6 page index, finding the exact format of commands is a breeze.

I would definitely recommend this pocket reference to anyone who already understands the concept of CVS but has never tried to use it in a productive way. This title is absoloutly to the point and no nonsence. Definitely a title to keep within an arms reach.

If you've been wandering around the GNU/Linux landscape for long you've no doubt run into CVS. CVS takes the idea of cryptic commands to an entirely new level. You probably already know what it's used for, you can probably also guess why you should be using it, and you may have taken a look at the 1000+ line man page and figured screw it.

For my needs, the CVS Pocket Reference is exactly what I was looking for. The introduction to CVS is simple and to the point. In the first 30 pages the author goes from an explanation of "what is version control?", all the way to importing your projects into a cvsroot. This introduction doesn't waste time on trivial details and contains all the information you'd need to make sense of the files hidden in a cvsroot directory.

Starting on page 32, the author goes into the details that make a reference guide, listing out the various commands and flags for CVS. This information is well organized and thoroughly detailed. Combined with the 6 page index, finding the exact format of commands is a breeze.

I would definitely recommend this pocket reference to anyone who already understands the concept of CVS but has never tried to use it in a productive way. This title is absolutely to the point and no nonsense. Definitely a book to keep within an arms reach.

arm's or arms' ??? -- ra

Spell check & minor style corrections -- RickArchibald - 22 Jan 2004
Very nice short review.

• If you break the raw text into short pieces, it makes changes easier to spot w/ diff
• If you want your double space after a period to show (as I do), you will have to add an   — see my 's', 'p', 'c', & 'q' custom variables in the TWikiPreferences

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Book Title

• Overview
• Review

Overview

From the back cover text: "The CVS Pocket Reference is a quick reference guide to help administrators and users set up and manage source code development. This small book covers the core concepts of version control and includes a complete command reference and guide to configuration and repository setup."

Review

If you've been wandering around the GLU/Linux landscape for long you've no doubt run into CVS. CVS takes the idea of cryptic commands to an entirely new level. You probably already know what it's used for, you can probably also guess why you SHOULD be using it, and you may have taken a look at the 1000+ line man page and figured screw it.

For my needs, the CVS Pocket Reference is exactly what I was looking for. The introduction to CVS is simple and to the point. In the first 30 pages the author goes from an explanation of “what is version control” all the way to importing your projects into a cvsroot. This introduction doesn't waste time on trivial details and contails all the information you'd need to make sense of the files hidden in a cvsroot directory.

Starting on page 32, the author goes into the details that make a reference guide, listing out the various commands and flags for CVS. This information is well organized and thoroughly detailed. Combined with the 6 page index, finding the exact format of commands is a breeze.

I would definitely recommend this pocket reference to anyone who already understands the concept of CVS but has never tried to use it in a productive way. This title is absoloutly to the point and no nonsence. Definitely a title to keep within an arms reach.

Initial review -- JohnLightsey - 22 Jan 2004

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