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unix help!

stiraspecc

2006-10-22, 7:45 pm

So I've been messing around with unix and am trying to use the import function using cvs.

In my home directory, I initialized cvs by the following command:

cvs -d /home/username/CVSrep init

This created a CVSrep directory in my home directory. Home directory looks like this.

CVSrep homework

Now to import, I go into my homework folder (cd homework/h1) and type the following:

cvs import -m "adding assignment to repository" mal gsr assignment-1.

I get the following error.

cvs import: No CVSROOT specified! Please use the -d option
cvs [import aborted]: or set the CVSROOT environment variable.

I am not sure what needs to be done to get my file to the cvs repository. Anyone have any suggestions? Thanks!

patriet

2006-10-23, 5:53 am

I am pretty sure you need to set the environment variable CVSROOT equal to your repository.
CVSROOT=/home/username/CVSrep; export CVSROOT <--for sh.
setenv CVSROOT /home/username/CVSrep <--for csh.

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