Using CVS Integration
With the CVS integration enabled, you can perform basic CVS operations from inside PyCharm.
In this section:
- Using CVS Integration
- Browsing CVS Repository
- Checking Out Files from CVS Repository
- Configuring CVS Roots
- Configuring Global CVS Settings
- Ignoring Files
- Importing a Local Directory to CVS Repository
- Resolving Commit Errors
- Updating Local Information in CVS
- Using CVS Watches
- Working Offline
- Working with Tags and Branches
Prerequisites
PyCharm comes bundled with the CVS plugin. This plugin is turned on by default. If it is not, make sure that the plugin is enabled.
PyCharm CVS integration does not require a standalone CVS client. All you need is an account in your CVS repository.
CVS integration is enabled for the current project root or directory.
CVS support
When CVS integration with PyCharm is enabled, the Editor and the Project Tool Window.
item appears on the menu, and on the context menus of theThe files in the folders under the CVS control are highlighted according to their status. See File Status Highlights for file status highlighting conventions.
Modifications results are shown in the Version Control tool window.
- When using CVS integration, it is helpful to open the Version Control tool window. The Console tab displays the following data:
All commands generated based on the settings you specify through the PyCharm user interface.
Information messages concerning the results of executing generated CVS commands.
Error messages.