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TortoiseCVS is a Windows-based application that allows the CVS version control system to be used directly from Windows Explorer.

TortoiseCVS is a Windows-based application that allows the CVS version control system to be used directly from Windows Explorer. It is open-source software, licensed under the GPL and available in a variety of languages.

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What does a status of "P" mean during a Tortoise CVS Update operation?

I ran an "Update" command on a folder with TortoiseCVS and one of the file statuses is "P". What does that mean? I see "U" which I'm assuming means "Update" and "M" which I'm assuming means "Merge". I tried to open the help file but I'm just getting…
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CVS Checkout to a directory

How do i check out a specific directory from CVS and omit the tree leading up to that directory? EX. Id like to checkout to this directory C:/WebHost/MyWebApp/www My CVS Project directory structure is MyWebApp/Trunk/www How do i omit the Trunk and…
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Do TortoiseCVS and TortoiseSVN conflict when simultaneously installed?

I am interested if it's safe to install both TortoiseCVS and TortoiseSVN on the same computer? All our corporate projects are controlled by CVS, but I want to use SVN for my personal documents (and TortoiseSVN as client). Is it possible? Thanks!
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Get CVS history for a particular user

How do I get the history of commits that have been made to the repository for a particular user? I am able to access CVS either through the command line or TortioseCVS, so a solution using either method is sufficient.
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tortoise svn folder icons not coming

I have been experiencing a problem with tortoise . when i checked out the code the tortoise icons usually green or red on the folders are not coming.Any solution??? Thanks in advance.
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Any way to get Tortoise Columns in Windows 7 or Vista

I know that Explorer in Vista and Windows 7 no longer supports extensible column views, but is there any way to get those columns in Windows 7 or Vista. I don't mind using an alternate File Explorer, but not knowing things like what TAG or BRANCH I…
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TortoiseCVS quits with the message > cvs [log aborted]: the :extssh: access method is not available on this system

When I try to commit to repository via CVS I get the error message cvs [log aborted]: the :extssh: access method is not available on this system
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CVS Error: failed to create lock directory... Permission denied

I'm using using TortoiseCVS to access the CVS server. I get the following error: In D:\source\foo: "C:\Program Files\CVSNT\cvs.exe" -q update -P -d CVSROOT=:ssh:annan@foo-bar.co.uk:/home/cvsroot cvs update: failed to create lock directory for…
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Changing the "Yours" & "Mine" Names in CVS Tortoise Merges

I use Tortoise to interact with CVS for source control. When merging it shows you a diff of the files calling the one on your HD "Yours" and the one in the repository "Mine". Or maybe I have that backwards. As you can see that nomenclature confuses…
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Fixing CVSNT 2.5.05

TortoiseCVS comes with bundled CVSNT binaries. The older version(s) came with CVSNT 2.5.03, which turned out to have a security vulnerability. The latest version (1.12.5) comes with CVSNT 2.5.05 that has several issues: It nags with pop-ups that…
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Problem with committting text files with non-ascii characters

I have a html file that contain some Greek characters, and whenever I try to commit it I got: commitlog: file="dummy.html" appears to be a BINARY commitlog error: file="dummy.html" appears BINARY but checked in as ASCII cvs commit: Pre-commit check…
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How do i checkout files in a directory non recursively in CVS

I want to checkout files of a directory from cvs server using cvs checkout command, but it is checking out files in recursive directories fashion,which i dont want.Please help me out. For example i have following directory structure in cvs…
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Recovering a CVS repository from ",v" files

I was sent a zip file that contains source code from a CVS repository. All of the source code files are ",v" file extension files. After some research, I read that I needed to install a CVS client and check out the files. I installed TortoiseCVS. …
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cvs update - cannot open temp file for writing no such file or directory

Disclaimer: This isn't my repo, I'm trying to help a developer access theirs. When checking out code (windows server 2003, tortoiseCVS 1.12.5), CVS displays many errors: cvs udpate: cannot open temp file…
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Cannot check out code using TortoiseCVS1.12.3 in Win7

I am trying to check out source code from following URL using TortoiseCVS1.12.3 in Win7: :pserver:anonymous@dev.eclipse.org:/cvsroot/webtools But error appears: In C:\Users\Bruce\AppData\Local\Temp\TortoiseCVS make new module temp\: "C:\Program…
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