gitcvs migration

gitcvs-migration

Name

gitcvs-migration - Git for CVS users

Synopsis

git cvsimport *

Description

Git differs from CVS in that every working tree contains a repository with a full copy of the project history, and no repository is inherently more important than any other. However, you can emulate the CVS model by designating a single shared repository which people can synchronize with; this document explains how to do that.

Some basic familiarity with Git is required. Having gone through gittutorial[7] and gitglossary[7] should be sufficient.

Developing against a shared repo