config

CVS---Concurrent Versions System. Node: config

C.12: The CVSROOT/config configuration file

The administrative file `config' contains various miscellaneous settings which affect the behavior of CVS. The syntax is slightly different from the other administrative files. Variables are not expanded. Lines which start with `#' are considered comments. Other lines consist of a keyword, `=', and a value. Note that this syntax is very strict. Extraneous spaces or tabs are not permitted.

Currently defined keywords are:

`RCSBIN=bindir`	For CVS 1.9.12 through 1.9.18, this setting told CVS to look for RCS programs in the `bindir` directory. Current versions of CVS do not run RCS programs; for compatibility this setting is accepted, but it does nothing.
`SystemAuth=value`	If `value` is ``yes`', then pserver should check for users in the system's user database if not found in ``CVSROOT/passwd`'. If it is ``no`', then all pserver users must exist in ``CVSROOT/passwd`'. The default is ``yes`'. For more on pserver, see Password authenticated.
`PreservePermissions=value`	Enable support for saving special device files, symbolic links, file permissions and ownerships in the repository. The default value is ``no`'. See Special Files for the full implications of using this keyword.
`TopLevelAdmin=value`	Modify the ``checkout`' command to create a ``CVS`' directory at the top level of the new working directory, in addition to ``CVS`' directories created within checked-out directories. The default value is ``no`'. This option is useful if you find yourself performing many commands at the top level of your working directory, rather than in one of the checked out subdirectories. The ``CVS`' directory created there will mean you don't have to specify ``CVSROOT`' for each command. It also provides a place for the ``CVS/Template`' file (see Working directory storage).

Variables

Administrative files