Updating Your Working Source

Now I need to bring my Working Copy into line with the source.

Note

Doing this makes sure I have the latest versions of every file. As files may unexpectedly be altered by this process archiving the current source is recommended. In fact CVS may even complain about your current source being in the way. It is well behaved and will not write over files of the same name. Instead it will complain (for each and every file) asking you to move them.

Play it safe and move your stuff to an archive directory (out of the way).

Example 5. Update

[A-Hacker@work]$  cvs update

A-Hacker@cvs.tenforty.sourceforge.net's password: <PassWord4Login>
cvs server: Updating .
[A-Hacker@work]$ 

I now have a fully up-to-the-second Working Source to continue working on.