How does a new checked in folder affect other branches/tags?

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Dear subscribers

I’m pretty new to CVS but I have used other versioning systems before
like Subversion, SourceSafe etc. As I understand it, CVS treats
folders a bit different from e.g. Subversion where folders are
versioned as well and to make sure I don’t mess things up I have a
question I hope someone can answer for me.

Currently I’ve created a new branch from the trunk to make some
modifications and one of the actions I’ve taken was to create a few
new folders. The question is; what happens to the main trunk and
possible other branches as I check in my new folder? Will they be
affected in any way since CVS doesn’t version the folder structure?

When I eventually merge my branch to the trunk I realize that at least
the trunk will be updated with these new folders, but will it affect
other branches/tags?

Kind regards, Ola Theander