Lines beginning with `c>' are sent by the client; lines beginning with `s>' are sent by the server; lines beginning with `#' are not part of the actual exchange.
c> Root /rel/cvsfiles
# In actual practice the lists of valid responses and requests would
# be longer
c> Valid-responses Updated Checked-in M ok error
c> valid-requests
s> Valid-requests Root co Modified Entry Repository ci Argument Argumentx
s> ok
# cvs co devo/foo
c> Argument devo/foo
c> co
s> Updated /rel/cvsfiles/devo/foo/foo.c
s> /foo.c/1.4/Mon Apr 19 15:36:47 1993 Mon Apr 19 15:36:47 1993//
s> 26
s> int mein () { abort (); }
s> Updated /rel/cvsfiles/devo/foo/Makefile
s> /Makefile/1.2/Mon Apr 19 15:36:47 1993 Mon Apr 19 15:36:47 1993//
s> 28
s> foo: foo.c
s> $(CC) -o foo $<
s> ok
# The current implementation would break the connection here and make a
# new connection for the next command. However, the protocol allows it
# to keep the connection open and continue, which is what we show here.
c> Repository /rel/cvsfiles/devo/foo
# foo.c relative to devo/foo just set as Repository.
c> Entry /foo.c/1.4/Mon Apr 19 15:36:47 1993 Mon Apr 19 15:36:47 1993//
c> Entry /Makefile/1.2/Mon Apr 19 15:36:47 1993 Mon Apr 19 15:36:47 1993//
c> Modified foo.c
c> 26
c> int main () { abort (); }
# cvs ci -m <log message> foo.c
c> Argument -m
c> Argument Well, you see, it took me hours and hours to find this typo and I
c> Argumentx searched and searched and eventually had to ask John for help.
c> Argument foo.c
c> ci
s> Checked-in /rel/cvsfiles/devo/foo/foo.c
s> /foo.c/1.5/ Mon Apr 19 15:54:22 CDT 1993//
s> M Checking in foo.c;
s> M /cygint/rel/cvsfiles/devo/foo/foo.c,v <-- foo.c
s> M new revision: 1.5; previous revision: 1.4
s> M done
s> ok
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