  CVS-RCS- HOW-TO document for Linux (Source Code Control Sys­
  tem)
  Al Dev (Alavoor Vasudevan)        alavoor@yahoo.com
  v9.0, 04 June 2000

  This document is a "practical guide" to very quickly setup CVS/RCS
  source code control system. This document also has custom shell
  scripts which are wrappers on top of CVS. These scripts provide a easy
  user interface for CVS. The information in this document applies to
  Linux and as well as to all other flavors of Unix liks Solaris, HPUX,
  AIX, SCO, Sinix, BSD, SCO, etc..
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  Table of Contents


  1. Introduction

  2. Which one is for me? CVS or RCS

  3. Setting up CVS

     3.1 Environment variables
     3.2 Migrate RCS to CVS

  4. Shell Scripts

     4.1 sget
     4.2 sedit
     4.3 scommit
     4.4 supdate
     4.5 sunlock
     4.6 slist
     4.7 sinfo
     4.8 slog
     4.9 sdif
     4.10 sadd
     4.11 sdelete
     4.12 sfreeze
     4.13 saddtree

  5. CVS Documentation

  6. Emacs Editor

  7. Problem Reporting System

  8. Other Formats of this Document

  9. Copyright and License



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  1.  Introduction

  Source code control system is a MUST to manage the changes occuring to
  software project during development. Developers need a complete
  history of changes to backtrack to previous versions in case of any
  problems.  Since source code is the most vital component of any
  software project and software development takes a huge amount of time
  and money, it is very important to spend some time in safe-guarding
  the source code by using source code control systems like CVS and RCS.


  CVS (Concurrent Version Control System) is a powerful tool which
  allows concurrent development of software by multiple users. It uses
  RCS underneath and has application layer interface as a wrapper on top
  RCS.

  CVS can record the history of your files (usually, but not always,
  source code). CVS only stores the differences between versions,
  instead of every version of every file you've ever created. CVS also
  keeps a log of who, when and why changes occurred, among other
  aspects.

  CVS is very helpful for managing releases and controlling the
  concurrent editing of source files among multiple authors. Instead of
  providing version control for a collection of files in a single
  directory, CVS provides version control for a hierarchical collection
  of directories consisting of revision controlled files.

  These directories and files can then be combined together to form a
  software release.

  CVS can be used for storing "C", "C++", Java, Perl, HTML and other
  files.

  2.  Which one is for me? CVS or RCS

  CVS actually uses RCS underneath. CVS is a lot more powerful tool and
  can control a complete source code tree.  It is very strongly
  recommended that you use CVS, because you can greatly customize CVS
  with scripting languages like PERL, korn and bash shells.  See the
  sample korn shell scripts at ``''.

  Advantages of CVS

  ·  CVS is de-centralised a user checks out files/directories from the
     repostitory and has his own separate stable source directory tree.

  ·  CVS can "STAMP" releases of entire project source tree.

  ·  CVS can enable concurrent editing of files.

  ·  CVS can be greatly customized to enable strong locking of files or
     enable concurrent editing of files using shell scripts or PERL.

  Disadvantages of CVS

  ·  Needs a little more administration than RCS

  ·  Very highly sophisticated and complex system. It is the "State of
     the Art" technology.

  ·  Has a large number of commands and command options, hence a steeper
     learning curve for beginners. The shell scripts at ``'' can ease
     usage.

  Advantages of RCS

  ·  RCS is very simple to setup, with less administrative work.

  ·  RCS is used in a centralized area where everyone works.

  ·  RCS is useful for simple systems.

  ·  Very strong locking of files - concurrency eliminated.

  Downside of RCS

  ·  Concurrent development by multiple developers is not possible due
     to file locking and being limited to a single working directory.
     Because of the single working directory limitation changes to files
     by multiple developers can cause failure of the 'make' command.

  ·  Cannot stamp releases of an entire software project.

  This document also has shell scripts which provide simple commands to
  check-out, check-in, commit files.  See shell scripts at ``''

  For RCS see the RCS mini-howto on the linux cdrom -

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  cd /mnt/cdrom/Redhat/RPMS
  ls -l howto-6.0-*.noarch.rpm
  rpm -qpl howto-6* | grep -i rcs
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  or visit  <http://www.LinuxDoc.org/HOWTO/mini/RCS.html>

  3.  Setting up CVS

  First you need to install the CVS package, on Redhat linux use

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  cd /mnt/cdrom/Redhat/RPMS
  rpm -i rcs*.rpm
  rpm -i cvs*.rpm
  To see the list of files installed do -
  rpm -qpl cvs*.rpm | less
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  and browse output using j,k, CTRL+f, CTRL+D, CTRL+B, CTRL+U or using
  arrow keys, page up/down keys.  See 'man less'.

  On other flavors of unix, you may need to download the RCS and CVS tar
  balls and follow README, INSTALL files to setup CVS.  Visit
  <http://www.cyclic.com> and  <http://www.loria.fr/~molli/cvs-
  index.html>

  3.1.  Environment variables

  The following environment variables need to be setup in /etc/profile -
  default values required for all users.  If not set in /etc/profile,
  than you should add these to your local profile file  /.bash_profile.

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  export EDITOR=/bin/vi
  export CVSROOT=/home/cvsroot
  export CVSREAD=yes
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  Create a directory to store the source code repository and give read,
  write access to unix group/user.

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  export CVSROOT=/home/cvsroot
  mkdir $CVSROOT
  chmod o-rwx $CVSROOT
  chmod ug+rwx $CVSROOT
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  To initialize the CVS and to put in source code files do -

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  cvs init

  # Change directory is a must
  cd $HOME/my_source_code_dir

  # Must give vendor tag and revision tag
  cvs import my_source_code_dir V1_0 R1_0
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  3.2.  Migrate RCS to CVS

  To migrate the existing RCS files to CVS, use the following script.
  Make sure that you installed korn shell package pdksh*.rpm from Linux
  contrib cdrom.

  NOTE : Korn shell /bin/ksh is obtained by installing pdksh*.rpm from
  Linux contrib cdrom



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  #!/bin/ksh

  #############################################################
  # Program to Migrate the existing source code in RCS to CVS
  #
  # Needs the korn shell RPM package  pdksh*.rpm from Linux
  # contrib cdrom
  #############################################################

  #
  # rcs2cvs - convert source tree from RCS to CVS
  #

  # project to convert
  PROJECT='project'

  # current RCS root
  RCSROOT="$HOME/rcs"

  if cd "$RCSROOT/$PROJECT"
  then
          cd "$RCSROOT"
  else
          echo >&2 "`basename "$0"`: can't change to RCS directory '$RCSROOT/$PROJECT'."
          exit 1
  fi

  # current CVS root
  CVSROOT="$HOME/cvs"

  # create new CVS directory for project 'project'
  if mkdir "$CVSROOT/$PROJECT"
  then
          :
  else
          echo >&2 "`basename "$0"`: can't create CVS directory '$CVSROOT/$PROJECT'."
          exit 2
  fi

  # create CVS project tree from RCS tree
  find "$PROJECT" -type d -name RCS -print |
  while read RCS
  do
          CVS="`dirname "$RCS"`"
          (if cd "$RCS"
          then
  #               if find . -type f -name '*,v' -print | cpio -pdmv "$CVSROOT/$CVS"
                  if find . -type f -print | cpio -pdmv "$CVSROOT/$CVS"
                  then
                          :
                  else
                          echo >&2 "`basename "$0"`: can't convert RCS subdirectory '$RCSROOT/$RCS' to CVS subdirectory '$CVSROOT/$CVS'."
                  fi
          else
                  echo >&2 "`basename "$0"`: can't change to RCS subdirectory '$RCSROOT/$RCS'."
          fi)
  done
  ______________________________________________________________________


  Now the RCS is migrated to CVS as 'project'. You can start using the
  CVS commands on module 'project'.



  4.  Shell Scripts

  The following are wrappers around the basic CVS commands. The scripts
  are written for Korn shell since korn shell is always available on all
  flavors of unixes, but you can translate to bash or PERL if needed.
  You can customize these scrips to your taste. They are basically CVS
  commands but features are added to make it site specific. For example,
  sedit script provides locking so that users will know some-one is
  editing the file. Of course users can directly use the CVS commands to
  by-pass these scripts. These scripts demonstrate how CVS can be
  customized to a great extent.

  Copy these scripts to /usr/local/bin and this should be in the user's
  PATH environment.

  1. sget [-r revision_number] <file/directory name> To get a file or
     entire directory from CVS in READ ONLY mode.  Click ``''

  2. sedit [-r revision_number] <filename> To edit a file in order to
     make changes to code. This will lock the file so that nobody else
     can checkout. Ofcourse you can change the script to your
     requirement - make no locking, warning message or very strong
     locking.  Click ``''

  3. scommit [-r revision_number] <filename> To commit the changes you
     made to filename or entire directory. Upload your changes to CVS
     Click ``''

  4. supdate  <filename/directory> To update a filename or to update a
     entire directory by getting the latest files from CVS Click ``''

  5. sunlock [-r revision_number] <filename> To unlock the file got by
     sedit. Will release the lock.  Click ``''

  6. slist To see the list of files currently being edited by you.  Does
     'ls -l | grep | ...' command.  Click ``''

  7. sinfo <filename/directory> To get the information of
     changes/revisions to a file Click ``''

  8. slog <filename> To get the history of changes/revisions to a file
     from CVS Click ``''

  9. sdif <filename>

     sdif -r rev1 -r rev2 <filename> To get the diff of your file with
     CVS.  Click ``''

     NOTE: sdif has only one 'f' because there is already another unix
     command called 'sdiff'


  10.
     sadd <filename> To add a new file to CVS repository Click ``''

  11.
     sdelete  <filename> To delete a file from CVS repository Click ``''

  12.
     sfreeze  <revision name> <directory name> To freeze the code, that
     is make release of entire source tree.  Click ``''

  13.
     saddtree <revision name> <directory name> To add a directory tree
     to CVS.  Click ``''

     For example :

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             cd $HOME;
             sfreeze REVISION_1_0  srctree
     ___________________________________________________________________


  This will freeze code with tag REVISION_1_0  so that you can later
  checkout the entire tree by using with revision name



                       ******************************************************



  4.1.  sget

  NOTE : Korn shell /bin/ksh is got by installing pdksh*.rpm from Linux
  contrib cdrom

  Save this file as text file and chmod a+rx on it.



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  #!/bin/ksh

  # CVS program sget
  # Program to check out the file from CVS read-only

  cmdname=`basename $0`

  Usage()
  {
          print "\nUsage: $cmdname [-r revision_number/symbolic_tag_name] <file/directory name> "
          print "The options -r are optional "
          print "For example - "
          print "       $cmdname -r 1.1 foo.cpp"
          print "       $cmdname foo.cpp "
          print "       $cmdname some_directory "
          print "Extract by symbolic revision tag like - "
          print "       $cmdname -r REVISION_1 some_directory "
          print " "
          exit
  }

  # Command getopt will not supported in next major release.
  # Use getopts instead.
  while getopts r: ii
  do
          case $ii in
          r) FLAG1=$ii; OARG1="$OPTARG";;
          ?) Usage; exit 2;;
          esac
  done
  shift ` expr $OPTIND - 1 `

  #echo FLAG1 = $FLAG1 , OARG1 = $OARG1

  if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then
          Usage
  fi

  bkextn=sget_bak

  hme=` echo $HOME | cut -f1 -d' '  `
  if [ "$hme" = "" ]; then
          print "\nError: \$HOME is not set!!\n"
          exit
  fi

  # Check if file already exists....
  if [ -f $1 ]; then
          user_perms=" "
          group_perms=" "
          other_perms=" "
          user_perms=`ls -l $1 | awk '{print $1 }' | cut -b3-3 `
          group_perms=`ls -l $1 | awk '{print $1 }' | cut -b6-6 `
          other_perms=`ls -l $1 | awk '{print $1 }' | cut -b9-9 `
          if [ "$user_perms" = "w" -o "$group_perms" = "w"  \
                  -o "$other_perms" = "w" ]; then
                  print "\nError: The file is writable. Aborting $cmdname ......"
                  print "       You should either backup, scommit or delete the file and"
                  print "       try $cmdname again\n"
                  exit
          fi
  fi

  cur_dir=`pwd`
  #echo $cur_dir
  len=${#hme}
  len=$(($len + 2))
  #echo $len

  subdir=` echo $cur_dir | cut -b $len-2000 `
  #echo $subdir

  if [ "$subdir" = "" ]; then
          fdname=$1
  else
          fdname=$subdir"/"$1
  fi

  # Move the file
  touch $1 2>/dev/null
  \mv -f $1 $1.$bkextn

  # Create subshell
  (
  cd $hme
  #echo $fdname

  # Use -A option to clear all sticky flags
  if [ "$FLAG1" = "" ]; then
          cvs -r checkout -A $fdname
  else
          cvs -r checkout -A -$FLAG1 $OARG1 $fdname
  fi
  )
  #pwd

  if [ -f $1 ]; then
          print "\nREAD-ONLY copy of the file $fdname obtained."
          print "Done $cmdname"
          #print "\nTip (Usage): $cmdname <file/directory name> \n"
  fi
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  4.2.  sedit

  NOTE : Korn shell /bin/ksh is got by installing pdksh*.rpm from Linux
  contrib cdrom

  Save this file as text file and chmod a+rx on it.



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  #!/bin/ksh
  # CVS program sedit
  # Program to check out the file from CVS read/write mode with locking

  cmdname=`basename $0`

  Usage()
  {
  #       print "\nUsage: $cmdname [-r revision_number] [-F] <filename>"
  #       print "The options -r, -F are optional "
  #       print "The option -F is FORCE edit even if file is "
  #       print "locked by another developer"

          print "\nUsage: $cmdname [-r revision_number] <filename>"
          print "The options -r are optional "

          print "For example - "
          print "       $cmdname -r 1.1 foo.cpp"
          print "       $cmdname foo.cpp "
  #       print "       $cmdname -F foo.cpp "
          print " "
  }

  # Command getopt will not supported in next major release.
  # Use getopts instead.
  #while getopts r:F ii
  while getopts r: ii
  do
          case $ii in
          r) FLAG1=$ii; OARG1="$OPTARG";;
  #       F) FLAG2=$ii; OARG2="$OPTARG";;
          ?) Usage; exit 2;;
          esac
  done
  shift ` expr $OPTIND - 1 `

  #echo FLAG1 = $FLAG1 , OARG1 = $OARG1

  if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then
          Usage
          exit
  fi

  hme=` echo $HOME | cut -f1 -d' '  `
  if [ "$hme" = "" ]; then
          print "\nError: \$HOME is not set!!\n"
          exit
  fi

  bkextn=sedit_bak

  cur_dir=`pwd`
  #echo $cur_dir

  len=${#hme}
  len=$(($len + 2))
  #echo $len

  subdir=` echo $cur_dir | cut -b $len-2000 `
  #echo $subdir

  if [ "$subdir" = "" ]; then
          fdname=$1
  else
          fdname=$subdir"/"$1
  fi

  # If file is already checked out by another developer....
  cvs_root=` echo $CVSROOT | cut -f1 -d' '  `
  if [ "$cvs_root" = "" ]; then
          print "\nError: \$CVSROOT is not set!!\n"
          exit
  fi
  cldir=$CVSROOT/$subdir/Locks
  mkdir $cldir 2>/dev/null
  rcsfile=$CVSROOT/$subdir/$1,v
  #echo $rcsfile

  if [ ! -e $rcsfile ]; then
          print "\nError: File $1 does not exist in CVS repository!!\n"
          exit
  fi

  # Get the tip revision number of the file....
  # Use tmpfile as the arg cannot be set inside the sub-shell
  tmpfile=$hme/sedit-lock.tmp
  \rm -f $tmpfile 2>/dev/null
  if [ "$FLAG1" = "" ]; then
          (
          cd $hme
          cvs log $fdname | head -6 | grep head: | awk '{print $2}' > $tmpfile
          )
          OARG1=`cat $tmpfile`
          \rm -f $tmpfile 2>/dev/null
  fi

  lockfile=$cldir/$1-$OARG1
  #if [ -e $lockfile -a "$FLAG2" = "" ]; then
  if [ -e $lockfile ]; then
          print "\nError: File $1 Revision $OARG1 already locked by another developer !!"
          aa=` ls -l $lockfile | awk '{print "Locking developers unix login name is = " $3}' `
          print $aa
          print "That developer should do scommit OR sunlock to release the lock"
          print " "
  #       print "You can also use -F option to force edit the file even if"
  #       print "the file is locked by another developer. But you must talk to"
  #       print "other developer to work concurrently on this file."
  #       print "For example - this option is useful if you work on a seperate"
  #       print "C++ function in the file which does not interfere with other"
  #       print "developer."
  #       print " "
          exit
  fi

  # Get read-only copy now....
  if [ ! -e $1 ]; then
          (
          cd $hme
          cvs -r checkout $fdname 1>/dev/null
          )
  fi

  # Check if file already exists....
  if [ -f $1 ]; then
          user_perms=" "
          group_perms=" "
          other_perms=" "
          user_perms=`ls -l $1 | awk '{print $1 }' | cut -b3-3 `
          group_perms=`ls -l $1 | awk '{print $1 }' | cut -b6-6 `
          other_perms=`ls -l $1 | awk '{print $1 }' | cut -b9-9 `
          if [ "$user_perms" = "w" -o "$group_perms" = "w"  \
                  -o "$other_perms" = "w" ]; then
                  print "\nError: The file is writable. Aborting $cmdname ......"
                  print "       You must backup, scommit or delete file and"
                  print "       try $cmdname again\n"
                  exit
          fi
          #print "\nNote: The file $1 is read-only."
          #print "Hence I am moving it to $1.$bkextn ....\n"
          \mv -f $1 $1.$bkextn
          chmod 444 $1.$bkextn
  elif [ -d $1 ]; then
          print "\nError: $1 is a directory and NOT a file. Aborting $cmdname ....\n"
          exit
  fi

  # Create subshell
  print "\nNow getting the file $1 from CVS repository ...\n"
  (
  cd $hme
  #echo $fdname
  # Use -A option to clear the sticky tag and to get
  # the HEAD revision version
  if [ "$FLAG1" = "" ]; then
          cvs -w checkout -A $fdname
  else
          cvs -w checkout -A -$FLAG1 $OARG1 $fdname
  fi
  )

  if [ -e $1 ]; then
          touch $lockfile
  fi

  #pwd

  print "\nDone $cmdname"
  #print "\nTip (Usage): $cmdname <filename> \n"
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  4.3.  scommit

  NOTE : Korn shell /bin/ksh is got by installing pdksh*.rpm from Linux
  contrib cdrom

  Save this file as text file and chmod a+rx on it.



  ______________________________________________________________________
  #!/bin/ksh
  # CVS program scommit
  # Program to commit the changes and check in the file into CVS

  cmdname=`basename $0`

  Usage()
  {
          print "\nUsage: $cmdname [-r revision_number] <filename>"
          print "The options -r are optional "
          print "For example - "
          print "       $cmdname -r 1.1 foo.cpp"
          print "       $cmdname foo.cpp "
          print " "
  }

  # Command getopt will not supported in next major release.
  # Use getopts instead.
  while getopts r: ii
  do
          case $ii in
          r) FLAG1=$ii; OARG1="$OPTARG";;
          ?) Usage; exit 2;;
          esac
  done
  shift ` expr $OPTIND - 1 `

  #echo FLAG1 = $FLAG1 , OARG1 = $OARG1

  if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then
          Usage
          exit 2
  fi

  if [ -d $1 ]; then
          Usage
          exit 2
  fi

  hme=` echo $HOME | cut -f1 -d' '  `
  if [ "$hme" = "" ]; then
          print "\nError: \$HOME is not set!!\n"
          exit
  fi

  # Find sub-directory
  cur_dir=`pwd`
  #echo $cur_dir
  len=${#hme}
  len=$(($len + 2))
  #echo $len
  subdir=` echo $cur_dir | cut -b $len-2000 `
  #echo $subdir
  if [ "$subdir" = "" ]; then
          fdname=$1
  else
          fdname=$subdir"/"$1
  fi

  # If file is already checked out by another user....
  cvs_root=` echo $CVSROOT | cut -f1 -d' '  `
  if [ "$cvs_root" = "" ]; then
          print "\nError: \$CVSROOT is not set!!\n"
          exit
  fi
  cldir=$CVSROOT/$subdir/Locks
  mkdir $cldir 2>/dev/null

  # Get the working revision number of the file....
  # Use tmpfile as the arg cannot be set inside the sub-shell
  tmpfile=$hme/sedit-lock.tmp
  \rm -f $tmpfile 2>/dev/null
  if [ "$FLAG1" = "" ]; then
          (
          cd $hme
          cvs status $fdname 2>/dev/null | grep "Working revision:" | awk '{print $3}' >$tmpfile
          )
          OARG1=`cat $tmpfile`
          \rm -f $tmpfile 2>/dev/null
  fi

  if [ "$OARG1" = "" ]; then
          print "The file $fdname is NEW, it is not in the CVS repository"
  else
          lockfile=$cldir/$1-$OARG1
          if [ -e $lockfile ]; then
                  # Check if this revision is owned by you...
                  aa=` ls -l $lockfile | awk '{print $3}' `
                  userid=`id | cut -d'(' -f2 | cut -d')' -f1 `
                  if [ "$aa" != "$userid" ]; then
                          print " "
                          print "The file $fdname is NOT locked by you!!"
                          print "It is locked by unix user name $aa and your login name is $userid"
  #                       print "If you are working concurrently with other developer"
  #                       print "and you used -F option with sedit."
                          print "You need to wait untill other developer does scommit"
                          print "or sunlock"
                          print "Aborting the $cmdname ...."
                          print " "
                          exit 2
                  fi
          else
                  if [ -f $CVSROOT/$subdir/$1,v ]; then
                          print "You did not lock the file $fdname with sedit!!"
                          print "Aborting the $cmdname ...."
                          exit 2
                  else
                          print "\nThe file $fdname does not exist in CVS repository yet!!"
                          print "You should have done sadd on $fdname ...."
                  fi
          fi
  fi

  if [ -d $1 ]; then
          Usage
          exit 2
          # Do not allow directory commits for now ...
          #cvs commit
  else
          cvs commit $1
          exit_status=$?
  fi

  if [ $exit_status -eq 0 ]; then
          print "\nDone $cmdname. $cmdname successful"
          #print "\nTip (Usage): $cmdname <filename/directory name>\n"
  fi
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  4.4.  supdate

  NOTE : Korn shell /bin/ksh is got by installing pdksh*.rpm from Linux
  contrib cdrom

  Save this file as text file and chmod a+rx on it.



  ______________________________________________________________________
  #!/bin/ksh

  # CVS program supdate
  # Program to update the file from CVS read/write mode

  cmdname=`basename $0`

  if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then
          print "\nUsage: $cmdname <filename>"
          exit
  fi

  # Check if file already exists....
  if [ $# -gt 0 -a  -f $1 ]; then
          user_perms=" "
          group_perms=" "
          other_perms=" "
          user_perms=`ls -l $1 | awk '{print $1 }' | cut -b3-3 `
          group_perms=`ls -l $1 | awk '{print $1 }' | cut -b6-6 `
          other_perms=`ls -l $1 | awk '{print $1 }' | cut -b9-9 `
          if [ "$user_perms" = "w" -o "$group_perms" = "w"  \
                  -o "$other_perms" = "w" ]; then
                  while :
                  do
                          print "\n$cmdname will backup your working file "
                          print "$1 to $1.supdate_bak before doing any merges."
                          print "Are you sure you want the merge the changes from"
                          print -n "CVS repository to your working file ? <y/n> [n]: "
                          read ans
                          if [ "$ans" = "y" -o "$ans" = "Y" ]; then
                                  if [ -f $1.supdate_bak ]; then
                                          print "\nWarning : File $1.supdate_bak already exists!!"
                                          print "Please examine the file $1.supdate_bak and delete it"
                                          print "and than re-try this $cmdname "
                                          print "Aborting $cmdname ...."
                                          exit
                                  else
                                          cp $1 $1.supdate_bak
                                          break
                                  fi
                          elif [ "$ans" = "n" -o "$ans" = "N" -o "$ans" = "" -o "$ans" = " " ]; then
                                  exit
                          fi
                  done
          fi
  fi

  if [ -d $1 ]; then
          print "\nDirectory update is disabled as cvs update"
          print "merges the changes from repository to your working directory"
          print "So give the filename to update - as shown below: "
          print "       Usage: $cmdname <filename>"
          exit
  #       cvs update
  else
          cvs update $1
  fi

  print "\nDone $cmdname. $cmdname successful"
  #print "\nTip (Usage): $cmdname <filename/directory name>\n"
  ______________________________________________________________________



  4.5.  sunlock

  NOTE : Korn shell /bin/ksh is got by installing pdksh*.rpm from Linux
  contrib cdrom

  Save this file as text file and chmod a+rx on it.



  ______________________________________________________________________
  #!/bin/ksh
  # CVS program sunlock
  # Program to unlock the file to release the lock done by sedit

  cmdname=`basename $0`

  Usage()
  {
          print "\nUsage: $cmdname [-r revision_number] <filename>"
          print "       The options -r is optional "
          print "For example - "
          print "       $cmdname -r 1.1 foo.cpp"
          print "       $cmdname foo.cpp "
          print " "
  }

  # Command getopt will not supported in next major release.
  # Use getopts instead.
  while getopts r: ii
  do
          case $ii in
          r) FLAG1=$ii; OARG1="$OPTARG";;
          ?) Usage; exit 2;;
          esac
  done
  shift ` expr $OPTIND - 1 `

  if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then
          Usage
          exit
  fi

  hme=` echo $HOME | cut -f1 -d' '  `
  if [ "$hme" = "" ]; then
          print "\nError: \$HOME is not set!!\n"
          exit
  fi

  cur_dir=`pwd`
  #echo $cur_dir

  len=${#hme}
  len=$(($len + 2))
  #echo $len

  subdir=` echo $cur_dir | cut -b $len-2000 `
  #echo $subdir

  if [ "$subdir" = "" ]; then
          fdname=$1
  else
          fdname=$subdir"/"$1
  fi

  # If file is already checked out by another user....
  cvs_root=` echo $CVSROOT | cut -f1 -d' '  `
  if [ "$cvs_root" = "" ]; then
          print "\nError: \$CVSROOT is not set!!\n"
          exit
  fi
  cldir=$CVSROOT/$subdir/Locks
  rcsfile=$CVSROOT/$subdir/$1,v
  #echo $rcsfile

  if [ ! -e $rcsfile ]; then
          print "\nError: File $1 does not exist in CVS repository!!\n"
          exit
  fi

  # Get the tip revision number of the file....
  # Use tmpfile as the arg cannot be set inside the sub-shell
  tmpfile=$hme/sedit-lock.tmp
  \rm -f $tmpfile 2>/dev/null
  if [ "$FLAG1" = "" ]; then
          (
          cd $hme
          cvs log $fdname | head -6 | grep head: | awk '{print $2}' > $tmpfile
          )
          OARG1=`cat $tmpfile`
          \rm -f $tmpfile 2>/dev/null
  fi

  lockfile=$cldir/$1-$OARG1
  #echo lockfile is : $lockfile
  if [ ! -e $lockfile ]; then
          print "\nFile $1 revision $OARG1 is NOT locked by anyone"
          print " "
          exit
  fi

  ans=""
  while :
  do
          print "\n\n***************************************************"
          print "WARNING: $cmdname will release lock and enable other"
          print "         developers to edit the file. It is advisable"
          print "         to save your changes with scommit command"
          print "***************************************************"
          print -n "\nAre you sure you want to unlock the file <y/n>? [n]: "
          read ans
          if [ "$ans" = "" -o "$ans" = " " -o "$ans" = "n" -o "$ans" = "N" ]; then
                  print "\nAborting $cmdname ...."
                  exit
          fi
          if [ "$ans" = "y" -o "$ans" = "Y" ]; then
                  print "\n\n\n\n\n "
                  print "CAUTION: You may lose all the changes made to file!!"
                  print -n "Do you really want to unlock the file <y/n>? [n]: "
                  read ans
                  if [ "$ans" = "y" -o "$ans" = "Y" ]; then
                          break
                  else
                          exit
                  fi
          else
                  print "\n\nWrong entry. Try again..."
                  sleep 1
          fi
  done

  if [ -e $lockfile ]; then
          \rm -f $lockfile
          print "\nDone $cmdname"
  else
          print "\nFile $1 is NOT locked by anyone"
          print " "
  fi
  ______________________________________________________________________



  4.6.  slist

  NOTE : Korn shell /bin/ksh is got by installing pdksh*.rpm from Linux
  contrib cdrom

  Save this file as text file and chmod a+rx on it.



  ______________________________________________________________________
  #!/bin/ksh

  # CVS program slist
  # Program to list all edited source files from CVS

  #cmdname=`basename $0`

  #echo "no of params : " $#
  #echo "all args : " $@

  recurse_flag=""

  if [ "$1" = "" ]; then
          dir=.
          recurse_flag=""
  else
          dir=$@
          recurse_flag=" -prune "
  fi

  FOUT=slist_temporary_file.out

  \rm -f $FOUT

  find $dir  $recurse_flag -type f -exec ls -ltr {} \; \
  | grep -v "/CVS/" \
  | grep ^\-rw \
  | grep -v \\.o \
  | grep -v \\.log \
  | grep -v \\.out \
  | grep -v \\.pid \
  | awk '{ if ($NF != "tags") print $0 }' \
  | awk '{ if ($NF != "a.out") print $0 }' \
  | awk '{ if ($NF != "core") print $0 }' \
  | awk '{ print $NF }' > $FOUT

  aa=`cat $FOUT`
  \rm -f $FOUT

  for ii in $aa ; do
          ftype=" "
          ftype=`file $ii | awk '{print $2 }' `

          # find . -type f -exec file {} \;
          # 1)ELF 2)commands 3)[nt]roff, 4)c 5)English  6)executable
          # 7)ascii 8)current 9)empty
          # Binaries are ELF, lib.a are current
          #
          if [ "$ftype" = "ascii" -o "$ftype" = "commands" \
                  -o "$ftype" = "[nt]roff," -o "$ftype" = "c" -o "$ftype" = "data" \
                  -o "$ftype" = "English" -o "$ftype" = "executable" ]; then
                  pcfile=` echo $ii | cut -d'.' -f1`
                  pcfile=${pcfile}".pc"
                  if [ ! -f $pcfile ]; then
                          ls -l $ii
                  else
                          if [ "$ii" = "$pcfile" ]; then
                                  ls -l $ii
                          fi
                  fi
          fi
  done;

  #| grep -v ^\-rwx \

  #ls -l | grep ^\-rw | grep -v \\.o
  #ls -l | grep ^\-rw | grep -v \\.o | awk '{ if ($NF != "tags") print $0 }'
  #ls -l | grep ^\-rw | grep -v ^\-rwx | grep -v \\.o |  awk '{ if ($NF != "tags") print $0 }' | awk '{ if ($NF != "core") print $0 }'

  #print "\nDone $cmdname. $cmdname successful"
  #print "\nTip (Usage): $cmdname <filename>\n"
  ______________________________________________________________________



  4.7.  sinfo

  NOTE : Korn shell /bin/ksh is got by installing pdksh*.rpm from Linux
  contrib cdrom

  Save this file as text file and chmod a+rx on it.



  ______________________________________________________________________
  #!/bin/ksh

  # CVS program sinfo
  # Program to get the status of files in working directory

  cmdname=`basename $0`

  if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then
          print "\nUsage: $cmdname [file/directory name] "
          print "For example - "
          print "       $cmdname foo.cpp"
          print "       $cmdname some_directory "
          print " "
          exit
  fi

  hme=` echo $HOME | cut -f1 -d' '  `
  if [ "$hme" = "" ]; then
          print "\nError: \$HOME is not set!!\n"
          exit
  fi

  tmpfile=$hme/cvs_sinfo.tmp
  rm -f $tmpfile

  cur_dir=`pwd`
  #echo $cur_dir

  len=${#hme}
  len=$(($len + 2))
  #echo $len

  subdir=` echo $cur_dir | cut -b $len-2000 `
  #echo $subdir

  if [ "$subdir" = "" ]; then
          fdname=$1
  else
          fdname=$subdir"/"$1
  fi

  # Create subshell
  if [ -f $1 ]; then
          (
          cd $hme
          clear
          cvs status $fdname
          )
  elif [ -d $1 ]; then
          (
          cd $hme
          clear
          echo "  " >> $tmpfile
          echo "  ****************************************" >> $tmpfile
          echo "        Overall Status of Directory" >> $tmpfile
          echo "  ****************************************" >> $tmpfile
          cvs release $fdname 1>>$tmpfile 2>>$tmpfile << EOF
  Y
  EOF
          echo "\n   -------------------------------\n" >> $tmpfile

          aa=`cat $tmpfile | grep ^"M " | awk '{print $2}' `
          for ii in $aa
          do
                  jj="(cd $hme; cvs status $subdir/$ii );"
                  echo $jj | /bin/sh  \
                          | grep -v Sticky | awk '{if (NF != 0) print $0}' \
                          1>>$tmpfile 2>>$tmpfile
          done

          cat $tmpfile | grep -v ^? | grep -v "Are you sure you want to release" \
          | less
          rm -f $tmpfile
          )
  else
          print "\nArgument $1 if not a file or directory"
          exit
  fi
  ______________________________________________________________________



  4.8.  slog

  NOTE : Korn shell /bin/ksh is got by installing pdksh*.rpm from Linux
  contrib cdrom

  Save this file as text file and chmod a+rx on it.


  ______________________________________________________________________
  #!/bin/ksh

  # CVS program slog
  # Program to list history of the file in CVS

  cmdname=`basename $0`

  if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then
          print "\nUsage: $cmdname <filename> \n"
          exit
  fi

  # Check if file does not exist....
  if [ ! -f $1 ]; then
          print "\nError: $1 is NOT a file. Aborting $cmdname ......"
          exit
  fi

  cvs log $1 | /usr/local/bin/less

  print "\nDone $cmdname. $cmdname successful"
  #print "\nTip (Usage): $cmdname <filename>\n"
  ______________________________________________________________________



  4.9.  sdif

  NOTE : Korn shell /bin/ksh is got by installing pdksh*.rpm from Linux
  contrib cdrom

  Save this file as text file and chmod a+rx on it.



  ______________________________________________________________________
  #!/bin/ksh

  # CVS program sdif
  # Program to see difference of the working file with CVS copy

  cmdname=`basename $0`

  Usage()
  {
          print "\nUsage: $cmdname <filename> "
          print "$cmdname -r<rev1> -r<rev2> <filename> \n"
          exit
  }
  FLAG1=""
  FLAG2=""
  OARG1=""
  OARG2=""
  # Command getopt will not supported in next major release.
  # Use getopts instead.
  while getopts r:r: ii
  do
          case $ii in
          r)
                  if [ "$FLAG1" = "" ]; then
                          FLAG1=$ii;
                          OARG1="$OPTARG"
                  else
                          FLAG2=$ii;
                          OARG2="$OPTARG"
                  fi
                  ;;
          ?) Usage; exit 2;;
          esac
  done
  shift ` expr $OPTIND - 1 `

  if [ "$FLAG2" = "" ]; then
          FLAG2=r
          OARG2=HEAD
  fi

  if [ "$FLAG1" = "" ]; then
          cvs diff -r HEAD $1 | less
  else
          cvs diff -$FLAG1 $OARG1 -$FLAG2 $OARG2 $1 | less
  fi
  ______________________________________________________________________



  4.10.  sadd

  NOTE : Korn shell /bin/ksh is got by installing pdksh*.rpm from Linux
  contrib cdrom

  Save this file as text file and chmod a+rx on it.



  ______________________________________________________________________
  #!/bin/ksh

  # test
  # CVS program sadd
  # Program to add the file to CVS

  cmdname=`basename $0`
  if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then
          print "\nUsage: $cmdname <filename/directory> \n"
          exit
  fi

  # Check if file exists ....
  if [ -f $1 ]; then
          cvs add $1
          exit
  fi

  if [ ! -d $1 ]; then
          print "\nArgument $1 is not a file and not a directory!"
          print "Usage: $cmdname <filename/directory> \n"
          exit
  fi

  # Argument is a directory name .....
  hme=` echo $HOME | cut -f1 -d' '  `
  if [ "$hme" = "" ]; then
          print "\nError: \$HOME is not set!!\n"
          exit
  fi

  cur_dir=`pwd`
  len=${#hme}
  len=$(($len + 2))
  subdir=` echo $cur_dir | cut -b $len-2000 `

  if [ "$subdir" = "" ]; then
          if [ -d $CVSROOT/$1 ]; then
                  print "\nDirectory $1 already exists in CVSROOT"
                  exit
          else
                  # You are adding at root directory $CVSROOT
                  if [ "$2" = "" -o "$3" = "" ]; then
                          print "\nUsage: $cmdname <directory> <vendor tag> <release tag>"
                          print "For example - "
                          print "       $cmdname foo_directory V_1_0 R_1_0"
                          exit
                  else
                          (
                          cd $1;
                          cvs import $1 $2 $3
                          )
                  fi
          fi
  else
          # If current directory exists in CVS...
          if [ -d $CVSROOT/$subdir ]; then
                  if [ -d $CVSROOT/$subdir/$1 ]; then
                          print "\nDirectory $1 already in CVS repository!"
                  else
                          cvs add $1
                  fi
          else
                  print "\nSub-directory $subdir does not exist in CVS"
                  print "You need to first add $subdir to CVS"
                  exit
          fi
  fi
  ______________________________________________________________________



  4.11.  sdelete

  NOTE : Korn shell /bin/ksh is got by installing pdksh*.rpm from Linux
  contrib cdrom

  Save this file as text file and chmod a+rx on it.


  ______________________________________________________________________
  #!/bin/ksh

  # CVS program sdelete
  # Program to delete the file from CVS

  cmdname=`basename $0`

  if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then
          print "\nUsage: $cmdname <filename> \n"
          exit
  fi

  # Check if file does not exist....
  if [ ! -f $1 ]; then
          # Try to get the file from CVS
          sget $1
          if [ ! -f $1 ]; then
                  print "\nError: $1 does NOT exist in CVS repository. Aborting $cmdname ......"
                  exit
          fi
  fi

  bkextn=cvs_sdelete_safety_backup
  \mv -f $1 $1.$bkextn

  cvs remove $1

  print "\nsdelete command removes the file from CVS repository"
  print "and archives the file in CVS Attic directory. In case"
  print "you need this file in future than contact your CVS administrator"
  print " "

  print "\nDone $cmdname. $cmdname successful"
  #print "\nTip (Usage): $cmdname <filename>\n"
  \mv -f $1.$bkextn $1
  ______________________________________________________________________



  4.12.  sfreeze

  NOTE : Korn shell /bin/ksh is got by installing pdksh*.rpm from Linux
  contrib cdrom

  Save this file as text file and chmod a+rx on it.



  ______________________________________________________________________
  #!/bin/ksh

  # CVS program sfreeze
  # Program to freeze and cut out the release of source tree from CVS

  cmdname=`basename $0`

  Usage()
  {
          print "\nUsage: $cmdname symbolic_tag <directory name> "

          print "\nFor example :- "
          print "   cd \$HOME"
          print "   $cmdname  REVISION_1   mesa"
          print "To see the list of revisons do -"
          print "slog <filename> and see the symbolic name and do -"
          print "cvs history -T"

          print "\nTo create a branch off-shoot from main trunk, use"
          print "the -b and -r options which makes the tag a branch tag. This is"
          print "useful for creating a patch to previously released software"
          print "For example :- "
          print "   cd \$HOME"
          print "   cvs rtag -b -r REVISION_1   REVISION_1_1   mesa"
          print " "

  #       print "\nTag info is located at \$CVSROOT/CVSROOT/taginfo,v"
  #       print "You can do - cd $HOME; sget CVSROOT"
  #       print "to see this file"
          exit
  }

  # Command getopt will not supported in next major release.
  # Use getopts instead.
  #while getopts r: ii
  #do
  #       case $ii in
  #       r) FLAG1=$ii; OARG1="$OPTARG";;
  #       ?) Usage; exit 2;;
  #       esac
  #done
  #shift ` expr $OPTIND - 1 `

  #echo FLAG1 = $FLAG1 , OARG1 = $OARG1

  if [ $# -lt 2 ]; then
          Usage
  fi

  if [ ! -d $2 ]; then
          print "\nError: Second argument $2 is not a directory!"
          print "       Aborting $cmdname...."
          print " "
          exit
  fi

  # cvs rtag symbolic_tag <directory name>
  cvs rtag $1 $2

  print "\nDone $cmdname. $cmdname successful"
  ______________________________________________________________________



  4.13.  saddtree

  NOTE : Korn shell /bin/ksh is got by installing pdksh*.rpm from Linux
  contrib cdrom

  Save this file as text file and chmod a+rx on it.



  ______________________________________________________________________
  #!/bin/ksh

  ################################################################
  # Sample Program to checkin a directory tree (let's say SAMP) into CVS
  # Note that if SAMP directory is not in CVS than you would use sadd
  # command and -
  #       cd SAMP; cvs import SAMP V_1_0 R_1_0
  # After running this program do -
  #       cd $HOME/foo/SAMP
  #       cvs import foo/SAMP V1_0 Rev_1_0
  ################################################################

  hme=` echo $HOME | cut -f1 -d' '  `
  if [ "$hme" = "" ]; then
          print "\nError: \$HOME is not set!!\n"
          exit
  fi
  sampdir=$hme/foo/SAMP

  check_out_files()
  {
          # Now check out the files
          tmp2f=$hme/tmp2.baksamp.sh

          cd $hme
          \rm -rf foo/SAMP
          cvs -w checkout foo/SAMP
          cd $hme/foo
          find SAMP -type f -print > $tmp2f

          cd $hme
          for ii in `cat $tmp2f`
          do
                  iidir=`dirname $ii`
                  iifile=`basename $ii`
                  if [ "$iifile" = "Root" -o "$iifile" = "Repository" -o "$iifile" = "Entries" ]; then
                          continue
                  fi
                  jjdir=` echo $iidir | cut  -d'/' -f2-1000 `

                  cp $hme/foo/SAMP.tobe/$jjdir/$iifile  $hme/foo/$iidir/$iifile
                  echo "cp $hme/foo/SAMP.tobe/$jjdir/$iifile  $hme/foo/$iidir/$iifile "

                  cvs add  foo/$iidir/$iifile
          done

          print
          print "================================================"
          print " Now run cvs commit foo/SAMP"
          print " After commit. Do - "
          print "       cd foo; rm -rf SAMP and "
          print " get fresh copy, sget SAMP"
          print " Verify with slog filename.samp to see new revision"
          print "================================================"
          print
  }

  check_out_files
  ______________________________________________________________________



  5.  CVS Documentation

  At unix prompt type -

  1. cvs --help

  2. cvs --help-options

  3. cvs --help-commands

  4. cvs -H checkout

  5. cvs -H commit

  6. man cvs

  7. man tkcvs

  8. Visit  <http://www.cyclic.com>

  9. Visit  <http://www.loria.fr/~molli/cvs-index.html>

  The tkcvs <http://www.tkcvs.org> is the Tcl/Tk GUI interface to CVS.
  It also has online help.

  ·  cd $HOME/src/foo.cpp

  ·  tkcvs

  ·  Click on foo.cpp

  ·  Click on 'Revision Log Icon' which is located next to 'spectacle'
     icon

  ·  This will display the branch TREE in the window. Now RIGHT Mouse
     button click on the text '1.3' and LEFT Mouse button click on text
     '1.1'. Than click on "Diff" button. This will display 2 pane-
     window!!

  ·  Click on "Next" button to step thru more diffs.  Click on "Center"
     to center the text.

  There is also a Windows 95 client for CVS, and is called WinCVS
  <http://www.wincvs.org> WinCVS can be used along with Samba -
  <http://www.samba.org>

  The essential command are -

  ·  cvs checkout <filename >

  ·  cvs update <filename>

  ·  cvs add <file, ..>

  ·  cvs remove <file, ..>

  ·  cvs commit <file>

  ·  cvs status <filename>

  ·  cvs log <filename>

  ·  cvs diff -r1.4 -r1.5 <filename> This gives diff between version 1.4
     and 1.5 on filename.


  6.  Emacs Editor

  Emacs is a powerful editor and it supports CVS/RCS - especially for
  revision merging and comparing. Emacs main site is at
  <http://www.emacs.org>.

  7.  Problem Reporting System

  Along with CVS, you may want to use Project Tracking system or Problem
  Reporting system. Every software project needs a Problem Reporting
  System where in bugs are tracked and assigned to various developers.
  Visit the site  <http://www.stonekeep.com> for Project tracking
  system.

  8.  Other Formats of this Document

  This document is published in 11 different formats namely - DVI,
  Postscript, Latex, Adobe Acrobat PDF, LyX, GNU-info, HTML, RTF(Rich
  Text Format), Plain-text, Unix man pages and SGML.

  ·  # change these to http from LinuxDoc.org :) You can get this HOWTO
     document as a single file tar ball in HTML, DVI, Postscript or SGML
     formats from - <ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/other-
     formats/> or <ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/other-
     formats/>

  ·  Plain text format is in:
     <ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO> or
     <ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO>

  ·  Translations to other languages like French, German, Spanish,
     Chinese, Japanese are in
     <ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO> or
     <ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO> Any help from you to
     translate to other languages is welcome.

     The document is written using a tool called "SGML tool" which can
     be obtained from - <http://www.xs4all.nl/~cg/sgmltools/> Compiling
     the source you will get the following commands like

  ·  sgml2html cvs-rcs-howto.sgml     (to generate html file)

  ·  sgml2rtf  cvs-rcs-howto.sgml     (to generate RTF file)

  ·  sgml2latex cvs-rcs-howto.sgml    (to generate latex file)

  This document is located at -

  ·  <http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP/HOWTO/CVS-RCS-HOWTO.html>

  Also you can find this document at the following mirrors sites -

  ·  <http://www.caldera.com/LDP/HOWTO/CVS-RCS-HOWTO.html>

  ·  <http://www.WGS.com/LDP/HOWTO/CVS-RCS-HOWTO.html>

  ·  <http://www.cc.gatech.edu/linux/LDP/HOWTO/CVS-RCS-HOWTO.html>

  ·  <http://www.redhat.com/linux-info/ldp/HOWTO/CVS-RCS-HOWTO.html>

  ·  Other mirror sites near you (network-address-wise) can be found at
     <http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP/hmirrors.html> select a site and go to
     directory /LDP/HOWTO/CVS-RCS-HOWTO.html



  In order to view the document in dvi format, use the xdvi program. The
  xdvi program is located in tetex-xdvi*.rpm package in Redhat Linux
  which can be located through ControlPanel | Applications | Publishing
  | TeX menu buttons.


               To read dvi document give the command -
                       xdvi -geometry 80x90 howto.dvi
               And resize the window with mouse. See man page on xdvi.
               To navigate use Arrow keys, Page Up, Page Down keys, also
               you can use 'f', 'd', 'u', 'c', 'l', 'r', 'p', 'n' letter
               keys to move up, down, center, next page, previous page etc.
               To turn off expert menu press 'x'.



  You can read postscript file using the program 'gv' (ghostview) or The
  ghostscript program is in ghostscript*.rpm package and gv program is
  in gv*.rpm package in Redhat Linux which can be located through Con­
  trolPanel | Applications | Graphics menu buttons. The gv program is
  much more user friendly than ghostscript.  Ghostscript and gv are also
  available on other platforms like OS/2, Windows 95 and NT.


  ·  Get ghostscript for Windows 95, OS/2, and for all OSes from
     <http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost>



               To read postscript document give the command -
                       gv howto.ps

               To use ghostscript give -
                       ghostscript howto.ps



  You can read HTML format document using Netscape Navigator, Microsoft
  Internet explorer, Redhat Baron Web browser or any other web browsers.

  You can read the latex, LyX output using LyX a "X-Windows" front end
  to latex.

  9.  Copyright and License

  Copyright Al Dev (Alavoor Vasudevan) 1998-2000.

  License is GNU GPL, but it is requested that you retain the author's
  name and email on all copies.



