---
name: "cvsconfig"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "cvs"
version: "1:1.12.9-13"
release: "Debian 3.1 (Sarge)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/cvsconfig/8"
---

# cvsconfig(8)

The GNU Concurrent Versions System

## NAME

cvs - The GNU Concurrent Versions System

## SYNOPSIS

**cvsconfig -r \| -s \| -x**

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **cvsconfig** command. This manual page was written for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution.

**cvsconfig** is a program that will configure the Debian CVS setup to enable or disable the "pserver" access method, and also configure allowed repositories for this method. It also allows the history files in these repositories to be rotated.

## OPTIONS

- **-s**

  Implement the currently configured setup by setting up /etc/inetd.conf, /etc/cvs-cron.conf and /etc/cvs-pserver.conf properly.

- **-r**

  Generate an old-style configuration file in /etc/cvs.conf using the current settings. This flag may be of use if you wish to downgrade CVS.

- **-x**

  Export the current configuration settings into an existing old-style configuration file in /etc/cvs.conf. Use **-x -u** to also upgrade to the newest configuration file format. These flags will ensure that all parameters are exported.

## FILES

**/etc/cvs-cron.conf**

**/etc/cvs-pserver.conf**

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Tom Lees \<tom@debian.org\>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system.