New CVS Repository Location Wizard

This wizard helps you create a repository location.

Here is what the New CVS Repository Location wizard looks like:

Repositories View

CVS Repository Location

The following are the editable fields for a new CVS repository location:

Option

Description

Default

Host

The address of the host (e.g., "hostmachine.com").

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Repository Path

The path to the repository on the host (e.g., "/x/y/z",  "d:/myrepo").

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User Name

The user name under which you want to connect to the server.

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Password The password required for the above user name to access the above host.  

Connection Type

The type of CVS connection for the repository, either "pserver", "extssh" or "ext"

pserver

Port Option to use a custom port for the connection Use Default Port

Validate connection on finish

Check this option if you want to attempt a connection to the host upon completion of the wizard to validate that the entered information is correct.  If this option is not enabled, you will not know whether the information entered is correct until you try to access the contents of a repository for the first time.

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Related reference
CVS Repositories View

 
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