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 3.1.1 Creating a directory tree from a number of files
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 When you begin using CVS, you will probably already have several
 projects that can be put under CVS control.  In these cases the easiest
 way is to use the `import' command.  An example is probably the easiest
 way to explain how to use it.  If the files you want to install in CVS
 reside in `WDIR', and you want them to appear in the repository as
 `$CVSROOT/yoyodyne/RDIR', you can do this:
 
      $ cd WDIR
      $ cvs import -m "Imported sources" yoyodyne/RDIR yoyo start
 
    Unless you supply a log message with the `-m' flag, CVS starts an
 editor and prompts for a message.  The string `yoyo' is a "vendor tag",
 and `start' is a "release tag".  They may fill no purpose in this
 context, but since CVS requires them they must be present.  
 Tracking sources, for more information about them.
 
    You can now verify that it worked, and remove your original source
 directory.
 
      $ cd ..
      $ cvs checkout yoyodyne/RDIR       # Explanation below
      $ diff -r WDIR yoyodyne/RDIR
      $ rm -r WDIR
 
 Erasing the original sources is a good idea, to make sure that you do
 not accidentally edit them in WDIR, bypassing CVS.  Of course, it would
 be wise to make sure that you have a backup of the sources before you
 remove them.
 
    The `checkout' command can either take a module name as argument (as
 it has done in all previous examples) or a path name relative to
 `$CVSROOT', as it did in the example above.
 
    It is a good idea to check that the permissions CVS sets on the
 directories inside `$CVSROOT' are reasonable, and that they belong to
 the proper groups.   File permissions.
 
    If some of the files you want to import are binary, you may want to
 use the wrappers features to specify which files are binary and which
 are not.   Wrappers.
 

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