Chapter 3. Advanced Usage of TortoiseCVS

Table of Contents

Creating a New Repository or Module

Watch, Edit and Unedit

Tagging and Labeling

Reverting to an Older Version of a File

Branching And Merging

Creating a Branch

Selecting a Branch to Work On

Merging from a Branch

Going Back to the Head Branch

Binary and Unicode Detection

File Revision History

History Dialog

Revision Graph Dialog

Web Log

Making a Patch File

Typically a System Administrator will setup the CVS repository on a remote server. TortoiseCVS, however, can configure repositories and modules either locally or remotely (if you have to correct permissions).

To create a new repository and/or module prepare the folders and files locally as a new sandbox. Right-click on the top level folder for your new module or repository and choose the CVS → Make New Module... menu item. The Make New Module Dialog will be displayed. Enter the details for the new or existing CVS repository as you would for a Checkout. Click OK to create the new module.

Figure 3.1. Make New Module Dialog

If the remote CVS server could be reached but the CVS repository does not exists, you will be presented with the following question:

Figure 3.2. Make New Repository Question

To create the new repository enable the checkbox Initialise a new repository here and click OK. If you have the right permissions on the remote server TortoiseCVS will setup the new repository.

Once TortoiseCVS has either created a new or connected an existing CVS repository the new module will be created. By default TortoiseCVS uses the name of the selected folder for the new module's name, but you can change this by modifying the Module textbox.