Defining a branch tag

Prerequisite: Before you define a branch tag, you must have a valid repository location in the CVS Repositories view.

To define a branch tag:

1. Switch to the CVS Repository Exploring perspective or add the CVS Repositories view to the current perspective.
2. Select the repository location that is to contain the branch.
3. From the pop-up menu for the CVS Repositories view, select Define Branch Tag.
4. In the dialog that appears, type the name of the branch tag.
5. In the Name field, type the name for the new branch.
6. Click OK to add the branch tag to the list of branches for the repository location.

Note: Defining a branch tag will not add the tag to the repository. If the tag already exists in the repository, defining the tag in the CVS Repositories view will allow the contents of the branch to be browsed. If the tag does not exist, then the contents of the branch will be empty.

Team programming with CVS
CVS Repositories
Branches
Synchronizing with a CVS repository

Creating a CVS repository location
Checking out a project from a CVS repository
Discovering branch and version tags
Sharing a new project using CVS