3.2. Configuring CVS on Your System
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3.2. Configuring CVS on Your System

You need to have the RPM package cvs installed to use CVS.

Follow these steps to configure your CVS environment:

In your favorite Linux editor, add the following lines to your ~/.bashrc:
```
export CVSROOT=:pserver:anonymous@rhlinux.redhat.com:/usr/local/CVS
 
```
Note
Only anonymous CVS access is available at this time. Anonymous access does not allow write priviledges.
Use the command source ~/.bashrc to have the changes take effect.
Create a file named .cvsrc in your home directory. It should contain the following:
```
cvs -z3
diff -uN
rdiff -uN
update -dP
```
Change directories to where you want your files from CVS to be located, and execute the following commands:
```
cvs login
cvs checkout <module-name>
```
Refer to Section 3.3, “Basic CVS Commands” if you need help using CVS.

	Note
Only anonymous CVS access is available at this time. Anonymous access does not allow write priviledges.

Once you have checked it out, it doesn't matter what your CVSROOT is set to because it is stored in the file CVS/Root for each directory in your local repository.