rancid-cvs(1)                                                    rancid-cvs(1)



NAME
       rancid-cvs - initialize CVS or Subversion and rancid group files and
       directories

SYNOPSIS
       rancid-cvs [-V] [group [group ...]]

DESCRIPTION
       rancid-cvs creates the directories and router.db(5) for each rancid
       group and handles the revision control system (CVS or Subversion) set-
       up.  It must be run after installation and whenever a rancid group is
       added.

       rancid-cvs reads rancid.conf(5) to configure itself, then proceeds with
       the initialization.  First of the CVS or Subversion repository, if
       necessary, and then for each of the rancid groups listed on the
       command-line or those in the variable LIST_OF_GROUPS from
       rancid.conf(5), if the argument is omitted.

       Running rancid-cvs for groups which already exist will not cause
       problems.  If the group's directory already exists, the import into the
       revision control system will be skipped, and if it's router.db(5)
       already exists, it will not be altered.

       The command-line options are as follows:

       -V     Prints package name and version strings.

       The best method for adding groups is add the group name to
       LIST_OF_GROUPS in rancid.conf(5), then run rancid-cvs. Do not create
       the directories manually, allow rancid-cvs to do it.

SEE ALSO
       cvs(1), rancid.conf(5), router.db(5), svn(1)



                                5 October 2006                   rancid-cvs(1)
