History of WindowsCVS

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-Several programs can be used to work with CVS under Windows. [http://www.tortoisecvs.org/|Tortoise] and [http://www.wincvs.org/download.html|WinCVS] are often mentioned. To visualize differences between two files, many people use [http://winmerge.sourceforge.net/|WinMerge] or [http://www.prestosoft.com/ps.asp|ExamDiff]. Also [http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/|PuTTY] comes in handy. Sourceforge provides a [https://sourceforge.net/docs/F04/en/#top|documentation page] explaining how to set up Tortoise and other programs for MS Windows and the differences among some programs.
+Several programs can be used to work with CVS under Windows. [http://www.tortoisecvs.org/|Tortoise] and [http://www.wincvs.org/download.html|WinCVS] are often mentioned. When either is up and running, visually comparing files will be a need. For that, many people use [http://winmerge.sourceforge.net/|WinMerge] or [http://www.prestosoft.com/ps.asp|ExamDiff]. Also [http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/|PuTTY] comes in handy. Sourceforge provides a [https://sourceforge.net/docs/F04/en/#top|documentation page] explaining how to set up Tortoise and other programs and their differences.
 
 ! Using Tortoise under Windows
 # right click a root directory of your choice and select

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 # ~~red:never use __import__.~~ All you need are __checkout__ and __update__.
 # Read further details on downloading bitweaver and checking out code on ((GetCode|this page: GetCode))
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+!! Troubleshooting
+* typos?
+* SF down again?
+* username expired? (long time no login)
+* first time using CVS? ... lots of SSH stuff to [https://sourceforge.net/docs/F04/en/#developer_config|wade through]
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+!Private Keys
+While you do not "need" a private key to use CVS, it is recommended as it will save you having to enter your password a dozen times a day.
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+Source Forge has a page that will provide you with all you need to know here: [http://sourceforge.net/docs/F02/|http://sourceforge.net/docs/F02/]
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