---
name: "VCP::Dest::cvs"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libvcp-perl"
version: "0.9-20050110-1"
release: "Debian 4.0 (Etch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/VCP::Dest::cvs"
---

# VCP::Dest::cvs(3pm)

cvs destination driver

## NAME

VCP::Dest::cvs - cvs destination driver

## SYNOPSIS

```
   vcp <source> cvs:module
   vcp <source> cvs::pserver:cvs.foo.com:module
   vcp <source> cvs:/path/to/cvsroot:module --init-cvsroot
   vcp <source> cvs:/path/to/cvsroot:module --init-cvsroot --delete-cvsroot
```

where module is a cvs module or directory that already exists within CVS.

## DESCRIPTION

This driver allows vcp to insert revisions in to a CVS repository.

Checks out the indicated module or directory in to a temporary directory and use it to add, delete, and alter files.

If the module does not exist it is created with "cvs import."

TODO: Skip all directories named "CVS", in case a CVS tree is being imported. Perhaps make it fatal, but use an option to allow it.  In this case, CVS directories can be detected by scanning revs before doing anything.

## OPTIONS

- \--init-cvsroot

  Initializes a cvs repository in the directory indicated in the cvs CVSROOT spec.  Refuses to init a non-empty directory.

- \--delete-cvsroot

  If `"--init-cvsroot"` is passed and the target directory is not empty, it will be deleted.  THIS IS DANGEROUS AND SHOULD ONLY BE USED IN TEST ENVIRONMENTS.

## LIMITATIONS

Does not handle "clone" revisions properly.  "clone" revisions are generated by VCP::Source::cvs when a branch is given two branch tags.  See VCP::Source::cvs for more details.

## AUTHOR

Barrie Slaymaker \<barries@slaysys.com\>

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2000, 2001, 2002 Perforce Software, Inc. All rights reserved.

See VCP::License (`"vcp help license"`) for the terms of use.