# Install cvs

Version control system. Version 1.12.13 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:cvs
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install cvs
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install cvs
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: devel/cvs/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add cvs
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: cvs from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install cvs
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: cvs from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install cvs
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: cvs from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#cvs
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/cv/cvs/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S cvs
```

  Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: cvs from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install cvs
```

  Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: cvs from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst

### Windows

- Scoop (92%):

```sh
scoop install main/cvs
```

  Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/cvs.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:cvs
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/cvs>
- **Version:** 1.12.13
- **Source summary:** Version control system
- **Homepage:** <https://www.nongnu.org/cvs/>
- **Repository:** <https://savannah.nongnu.org/cvs?group=cvs>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://www.gnu.org/software/trans-coord/manual/cvs/cvs.html>
- **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.0-or-later
- **Source archive:** <https://ftpmirror.gnu.org/non-gnu/cvs/source/feature/1.12.13/cvs-1.12.13.tar.bz2>
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- cvs (cli)
- cvsbug (cli)
- rcs2log (cli)
- cvs (alias)
- cvsbug (alias)
- rcs2log (alias)

## Dependencies

- gettext

## Build Dependencies

- autoconf
- automake
- gettext

## macOS Provided Libraries

- krb5
- libxcrypt

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 1.12.13
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://www.nongnu.org/cvs/
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.
- info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.

## セキュリティノート

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

- **Geiger risk:** blue / medium
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** cvs
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 4
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - cvs - 2:1.12.13+real-30: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: cvs from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Concurrent Versions System | http://www.nongnu.org/cvs/
- Nix - cvs: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/cv/cvs/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - cvs - 2:1.12.13+real-30build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: cvs from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Concurrent Versions System | http://www.nongnu.org/cvs/
- apk - cvs - 1.12.13-r3: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: cvs from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Concurrent Versions System | https://www.nongnu.org/cvs/
- apk - cvs-doc - 1.12.13-r3: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: cvs-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Concurrent Versions System (documentation) | https://www.nongnu.org/cvs/
- dnf - cvs - 1.11.23-77.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: cvs from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Concurrent Versions System | https://cvs.nongnu.org/
- dnf - cvs-contrib - 1.11.23-77.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: cvs-contrib from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Unsupported contributions collected by CVS developers | https://cvs.nongnu.org/
- dnf - cvs-doc - 1.11.23-77.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: cvs-doc from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Additional documentation for Concurrent Versions System | https://cvs.nongnu.org/
- pacman - cvs - 1.11.23-16: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: cvs from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Source control | https://cvs.nongnu.org/
- zypper - cvs - 1.12.13-5.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: cvs from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Concurrent Versions System | https://www.nongnu.org/cvs/
- zypper - cvs-doc - 1.12.13-5.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: cvs-doc from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Info pages and Open Source Development with CVS, 2nd Edition Book | https://www.nongnu.org/cvs/
- MacPorts - cvs: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: devel/cvs/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Scoop - main/cvs: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/cvs.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1


## Related Links

- [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family.
- [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals.
- [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata.
- [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata.
- [gettext](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/brew/gettext/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [autoconf](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/brew/autoconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [automake](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/brew/automake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [git](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/brew/git/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, source-control, version-control.
- [subversion](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/brew/subversion/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, source-control, version-control.
- [jj](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/brew/jj/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, scm, version-control.
- [mercurial](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/brew/mercurial/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, scm, version-control.
- [fossil](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/brew/fossil/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, scm, version-control.
- [rcs](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/brew/rcs/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, source-control, version-control.
- [cvs-fast-export](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/brew/cvs-fast-export/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cvs, developer-tools, version-control.
- [cvsync](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/brew/cvsync/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cvs, developer-tools, version-control.

## Sources

- Nucleus package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- package-page enrichment
- package version freshness
- av.db category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
