Re: Newbie Question

[Gianni Mariani]

You first need to "check out" from the repository if you wish to cvs add !

Normally the first thing you do is "cvs import" - then "cvs checkout".

check out:

       http://www.cvshome.org/docs/manual/cvs_3.html#SEC39

address@hidden wrote:

> Hi everyone
>
> I am new to CVS please help me out with this problem.....
>
> I have a few files that i want to checkin the CVS everytime i try to 
> CVS add the files it says :
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> address@hidden channel]$ ls
> create-confirm.jsp  create.jsp  delete.jsp  edit-confirm.jsp  edit.jsp 
>
> address@hidden channel]$ cvs add *.jsp
> cvs add: cannot open CVS/Entries for reading: No such file or directory
> cvs [add aborted]: no repository
> address@hidden channel]$ mkdir CVS
> address@hidden channel]$ cvs  add *.jsp
> cvs add: in directory .:
> cvs [add aborted]: *PANIC* administration files missing
> address@hidden channel]$
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> Please help me out with this.
>
> Thanks
>
> Vik