CVS browser?

Post #19,488 by bluke 11/27/01 1:24:00 AM Reply	CVS browser? I have access to a huge CVS repository at work. I don't know what exactly is in the repository or where it is. I would like to just be able to browse the CVS repository to see what is where etc. without having to bring any files to my local machine (the repository is huge) So far, I haven't found any way to do this. All the CVS client tools that I have seen provide no browsing capability whatsoever, they all assume that you know exactly what you want and where it is. Is there such a client for CVS which will allow me to browse the repository without forcing me to checkout the whole repository locally?
Post #19,522 by tuberculosis 11/27/01 12:39:41 PM Reply	CVSWEB Is the only such tool I know of - but you have to set it up on the CVS server I think. Given my preferences, I just check out whole repositories and browse away using emacs, grep, vi, whatever... If you're disk constrained, check out a couple sub directories and then blow them away before checking out others. After all, any CVS browser is going to have to copy the file you're browsing to your machine anyhow so its not like you'll save big time by not checking the stuff out.
Post #19,534 by pwhysall 11/27/01 2:57:14 PM Reply	Platform? I've only really played with WinCVS - it seemed to have a vast number of geegaws and stuff . WinCVS (www.wincvs.org) has a feature called "recursive browsing" - is this what you're after? Peter Shill For Hire [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal]
Post #19,600 by bluke 11/28/01 6:08:16 AM Reply	Windows or Solaris I have WinCVS, but WinCVS requires me to check out the files first. I have access to a huge repository ansd unfortunately I don't know exactly where all the files I need are. I would like to browse the repository find just those files and check them out.
Post #19,645 by Arkadiy 11/28/01 12:42:26 PM 11/28/01 12:44:52 PM Reply	CVSROOT/modules If you don't know where to start, start with cvs co CVSROOT then look at file CVSROOT/modules. That may give you some insights into what's available. [edit] I was just told that "cvs co -c" gives you a list of all modules w/o the need to check out modules file Edited by Arkadiy Nov. 28, 2001, 12:43:03 PM EST Edited by Arkadiy Nov. 28, 2001, 12:44:52 PM EST Expand All History
Post #19,847 by kmself 11/30/01 11:01:34 PM Reply	Your sig ...could be optimized by a word. `-- Karsten M. Self [link\|mailto:kmself@ix.netcom.com\|kmself@ix.netcom.com] What part of "gestalt" don't you understand?`
Post #19,644 by drewk 11/28/01 12:42:09 PM Reply	tkcvs Get it [link\|http://www.twobarleycorns.net/tkcvs.html\|here]. Had it on Linux. Works great. Get tkdiff, too, for real usefulness. (Hmm, their homepage says it's included in the download.) We have to fight the terrorists as if there were no rules and preserve our open society as if there were no terrorists. -- [link\|http://www.nytimes.com/2001/04/05/opinion/BIO-FRIEDMAN.html\|Thomas Friedman]

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