Concurrent Versions System

Concurrent Versions System
Developer(s)The CVS Team
Initial releaseNovember 19, 1990 (1990-11-19)
Stable release
1.11.23[1] / May 8, 2008 (2008-05-08)
Preview release
1.12.13[2] / September 28, 2005 (2005-09-28)
Repository
Written inC
Operating systemUnix-like, Windows
TypeRevision control
LicenseGPL-1.0-or-later[3]
Websitecvs.nongnu.org

Concurrent Versions System (CVS, or Concurrent Versioning System) is a version control system originally developed by Dick Grune in July 1986.[4]

CVS operates as a front end to Revision Control System (RCS), an earlier system which operates on single files. It expands upon RCS by adding support for repository-level change tracking, and a client-server model.[5]

Released under the terms of the GNU General Public License, CVS is free software.

  1. ^ Stable CVS Version 1.11.23 Released!
  2. ^ CVS Feature Version 1.12.13 Released! * Security Update *
  3. ^ "Contents of /ccvs/README".
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference ximbiot was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Stopak was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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