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[Cvs-cvs] Changes to ccvs/doc/cvs.texinfo


From: Derek Robert Price
Subject: [Cvs-cvs] Changes to ccvs/doc/cvs.texinfo
Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 12:50:19 -0400

Index: ccvs/doc/cvs.texinfo
diff -u ccvs/doc/cvs.texinfo:1.653 ccvs/doc/cvs.texinfo:1.654
--- ccvs/doc/cvs.texinfo:1.653  Tue Aug 30 01:55:41 2005
+++ ccvs/doc/cvs.texinfo        Wed Aug 31 16:50:17 2005
@@ -8123,6 +8123,7 @@
 * ls & rls::                    List files in the repository
 * rdiff::                       'patch' format diffs between releases
 * release::                     Indicate that a directory is no longer in use
+* server & pserver::            Act as a server for a client on stdin/stdout
 * update::                      Bring work tree in sync with repository
 @end menu
 
@@ -11310,6 +11311,44 @@
 @end example
 
 @c - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
address@hidden server & pserver
address@hidden server & pserver---Act as a server for a client on stdin/stdout
address@hidden pserver (subcommand)
address@hidden server (subcommand)
+
address@hidden @bullet
address@hidden
+pserver [-c path]
+
+server [-c path]
address@hidden
+Requires: repository, client conversation on stdin/stdout
address@hidden
+Changes: Repository or, indirectly, client working directory.
address@hidden itemize
+
+The @sc{cvs} @code{server} and @code{pserver} commands are used to provide
+repository access to remote clients and expect a client conversation on
+stdin & stdout.  Typically these commands are launched from @code{inetd} or
+via @code{ssh} (@pxref{Remote repositories}).
+
address@hidden expects that the client has already been authenticated somehow,
+typically via @sc{ssh}, and @code{pserver} attempts to authenticate the client
+itself.
+
+Only one option is available with the @code{server} and @code{pserver}
+commands:
+
address@hidden configuration file
address@hidden @code
address@hidden -c path
+Load configuration from @var{path} rather than the default location 
address@hidden/CVSROOT/config} (@pxref{config}).  @var{path} must be
address@hidden/etc/cvs.conf} or prefixed by @file{/etc/cvs/}.  This option is
+supported beginning with @sc{cvs} release 1.12.13.
address@hidden table
+
address@hidden - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
- -
 @node update
 @appendixsec update---Bring work tree in sync with repository
 @cindex update (subcommand)
@@ -14425,8 +14464,13 @@
 @node config
 @appendixsec The CVSROOT/config configuration file
 
address@hidden configuration file
 @cindex config, in CVSROOT
 @cindex CVSROOT/config
+
+Usually, the @file{config} file is found at @file{$CVSROOT/CVSROOT/config},
+but this may be overridden on the @code{pserver} and @code{server} command
+lines (@pxref{server & pserver}).
 
 The administrative file @file{config} contains various
 miscellaneous settings which affect the behavior of




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