A Practical Guide to WinCVS and SSH

WinCVS_SSH_Guide.pdf

http://psas.pdx.edu/PsasWinCvsSettings/WinCVS-SSH-Guide.pdf

A Practical Guide to WinCVS and SSH
Patrick Reagan

Table of Contents
Introduction........................................................................................................... 3
Installing and Configuring the CVS Software ......................................................... 3
Creating the Source Repository.................................................................................3
Installing and Configuring SSH .............................................................................. 4
Logging into the SSH Server ....................................................................................4
Public Key Authentication.........................................................................................5
Generating and Installing Keys ...........................................................................................5
Connecting With the Private Key .........................................................................................5
Installing and Configuring WinCVS......................................................................... 6
Setting Up WinCVS to use SSH .................................................................................7
Using the WinCVS GUI............................................................................................ 9
Retrieving the Source ..............................................................................................9
Editing Files .........................................................................................................11
Adding Files to the Repository ................................................................................12
Removing Files from the Repository ........................................................................12
Recovering Removed Files......................................................................................12
Working with other Developers............................................................................ 13
Updating your local sources....................................................................................13
Dealing With Conflicts............................................................................................13
Troubleshooting ................................................................................................... 14
Connecting via SSH...............................................................................................14
Conclusion............................................................................................................ 14
Credits and Resources.......................................................................................... 14
Appendix A: Status Information ........................................................................... 15
WinCVS Status Icons.............................................................................................15
CVS Status Codes .................................................................................................15
Appendix B: GUI Configuration............................................................................. 16