Advanced Commands - Tags and Branches

• cvs tag tag
  • Creates a symbolic name for the current state of the source.
  • Useful when the code has reached a stable state, like a release.
  • The revisions in a tag can be easily checked out.
• cvs tag -b tag
  • Creates a new branch based on the current sources.
  • Useful when embarking on some experimental features.
  • See reference manual.
• cvs update -j tag
  • Merges the latest revisions of the branch tag into current files.
  • See reference manual.