This project's CVS repository can be checked out through anonymous (pserver) CVS with the following instruction on a single line.
maven scm:checkout-project
-Dmaven.scm.method=cvs
-Dmaven.scm.cvs.module=mavenhistorical
-Dmaven.scm.cvs.root=:pserver:anonymous@cvs.sf.net:2401/cvsroot/mavenhistorical
-Dmaven.scm.checkout.dir=.
This project's CVS repository can be checked out through anonymous (pserver) CVS with the following instruction set. When prompted for a password for anonymous, simply press the Enter key.
cvs -d :pserver:anonymous@cvs.sf.net:2401/cvsroot/mavenhistorical login
cvs -z3 -d :pserver:anonymous@cvs.sf.net:2401/cvsroot/mavenhistorical co mavenhistorical
Updates from within the module's directory do not need the -d parameter.
Only project developers can access the CVS tree via this method. Substitute username with the proper value.
maven scm:checkout-project
-Dmaven.scm.method=cvs
-Dmaven.scm.cvs.module=mavenhistorical
-Dmaven.scm.cvs.root=:ext:username@cvs.sf.net:/cvsroot/mavenhistorical
-Dmaven.scm.checkout.dir=.
-Dmaven.scm.cvs.rsh=ssh
Remember to replace 'username' with your actual username on cvs.sf.net.
Also change ssh in maven.scm.cvs.rsh=ssh
to the name of your ssh executable.
Only project developers can access the CVS tree via this method. SSH1 must be installed on your client machine. Substitute username with the proper value. Enter your site password when prompted.
export CVS_RSH=ssh
cvs -z3 -d :ext:username@cvs.sf.net:/cvsroot/mavenhistorical co mavenhistorical
Remember to replace 'username' with your actual username on cvs.sf.net.
For those developers who are stuck behind a corporate firewall, CVSGrab can use the viewcvs web interface to checkout the source code.