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CVS — a 1 or 2-day course

Closed In-House Course

The outline for this course is currently undergoing review. Details will be published online as soon as possible. The new format for the CVS training will be similar to that of the Subversion training.

Synopsis

We offer six CVS course modules, which can be combined to form a one or two-day course depending on requirements. Approximately two hours per modules should be allowed, so three of four modules can be taught per day.

The CVS for Users modules start from the very beginning and take new users of CVS through the most important techniques for managing files and revisions. It starts with using the cvs command-line program, but can also cover the GUI interfaces WinCVS or TortoiseCVS if required.

The CVS for Administrators modules cover the features of CVS which aren't needed for normal work (with a pre-configured CVS system) but are required to admin a CVS server, resolve user problems with using CVS, and get the most out of CVS with it's more advanced features. Please note 'CVS Server for Administrators' and 'CVSNT Server for Administrators' are very similar modules.

The CVS and Subversion Compared module is suitable for non-CVS and non-Subversion users who want to see the differences between the two in depth, or else for users and administrators with one system who want to convert to the other.

Suitable for

Teams of software developers and programmers who need to work co-operatively on projects.

System administrators who need to install and maintain the CVS software and CVS repositories.

Prerequisites

An understanding of the code-management issues in team-based software development

Delivery

Instructor lead in-house training with a great deal of hands-on practice.

Course Contents

CVS for Users 1

An Overview of CVS
Basic concepts
Accessing a repository
Checking out a working copy
Making a change
Finding out what you (and others) did
CVS and implied arguments
Committing
Revision numbers
Detecting and resolving conflicts
Finding out who did what (browsing log messages)
Examining and reverting changes
Other useful CVS commands
Adding files
CVS and binary files
Removing files
Removing directories
Renaming files and directories
Avoiding option fatigue
Getting snapshots (dates and tagging)
Acceptable date formats
Marking a moment in time
Finding out more

CVS for Users 2: Branching/Merging/Watches

Working with branches
Branching basics
Merging changes
Creating a tag or a branch without a working copy
The Dovetail approach - merging in and out of the trunk
The Flying Fish approach - a simpler way to do it
Branches and keyword expansion - natural enemies
Tracking third-party sources (vendor branches)
Exporting for public distribution
Advanced CVS
Log messages and commit emails
Changing a log message after a commit
Getting rid of a working copy
History - a summary of repository activity
Annotations - a detailed view of project activity
Annotations and branches
Using keyword expansion
Watches

WinCVS for Users

Checking out a working copy
Finding out what you (and others) did — update and diff
Committing
Detecting and resolving conflicts
Adding files
Adding directories
Removing files
Removing directories
Renaming files and directories
Marking a moment in time (tags)
Branches

TortoiseCVS for Users

Checking out a working copy
Finding out what you (and others) did — update and diff
Committing
Detecting and resolving conflicts
Adding files
Adding directories
Removing files
Removing directories
Renaming files and directories
Marking a moment in time (tags)
Branches

CVS Server for Administrators

Repository Administration
Starting a repository
Starting a new project
The password-authenticating server
Anonymous access
Repository structure
RCS format
What happens when you remove a file
The CVSROOT/ administrative directory
Commit emails
Controlling commits
Other CVSROOT/ files
Tips and troubleshoooting

CVSNT Server for Administrators

Repository Administration
Starting a repository
Starting a new project
The password-authenticating server
cvs passwd
Anonymous access
Repository structure
RCS format
What happens when you remove a file
The CVSROOT/ administrative directory
Commit emails
Controlling commits
Other CVSROOT/ files
Tips and troubleshoooting

CVS and Subversion Compared (conversion course)

Overview
User commands
Revision numbering
Tagging
Branching
Watches
Repository remote access protocols
Repository format
Converting to Subversion
Converting to CVS

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CVS & Subversion training UK enquiries

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CVS & Subversion training UK prices

For publicly scheduled training (individual places), see our UK training schedule.

In-house training for company groups is charged at a daily rate per group — see our In-House UK Training Guidelines.

Publicly Scheduled Training Locations

We currently run public training courses in the following locations:

London, UK
Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK
Birmingham, West Midlands, UK
Carshalton, Surrey, UK
Chester, North West, UK
Coventry, West Midlands, UK
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Harwell, Oxfordshire, UK
Manchester, North West, UK
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, UK
Newark, Nottinghamshire, UK
Reading, Berkshire, UK
Slough, Berkshire, UK
Stevenage, Hertfordshire, UK
Wakefield, West Yorkshire, UK
Wokingham, Berkshire, UK

Most UK public training courses are available on a monthly basis.

Please see the individual course outlines or our public training schedule for details.

In-house (on-site) training locations

We deliver in-house courses at client premises and/or training facilities in any part of the world which is practically and commercially accessible.

Our In-house training guidelines outline our basic requirements and our UK pricing structure. To estimate costs for training in other countries, simply convert to your local currency and then make a rough calculation of our tutor's costs for travelling to and staying at your location.

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General: +44 (0)870 200 7273
Finance: +44 (0)1353 615 174

Please call between 0900 and 1700 (UK time) on Monday to Friday

Please note:
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