# Install cvs with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop, zypper Version control system. Version 1.12.13 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-19. ## 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/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-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/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-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 page:** - **Version:** 1.12.13 - **Source summary:** Version control system - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-19T12:30:04-07:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - cvs (cli) - cvsbug (cli) - rcs2log (cli) - cvs (alias) - cvsbug (alias) - rcs2log (alias) ## Dependencies - gettext ## Build dependencies - autoconf - automake - gettext ## Uses from macOS - 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: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.12.13 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-19 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://www.nongnu.org/cvs/ - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage CVS, the Concurrent Versions System, is one of the classic networked version-control tools: it records source-file history in RCS-style files while adding shared repositories, remote clients, modules, branches, and multi-developer workflows. ### Project history The official CVS manual traces the project back to shell scripts by Dick Grune posted to comp.sources.unix in July 1986, then to Brian Berliner's April 1989 design and implementation, with Jeff Polk later helping shape module and vendor-branch support. ### Adoption history The CVS project page describes CVS as a production-quality system used around the world, including by many free software projects. That combination of anonymous read-only access, central repositories, and Unix-friendly command-line operation made it a normal part of open-source development before distributed systems became dominant. ### How it is used CVS users check out working directories, edit locally, then update, diff, commit, tag, branch, merge, import vendor drops, and inspect history through the cvs command. Administrators maintain repository-side CVSROOT files for policy, logging, access, and server behavior. ### Why package nerds care For package maintainers, CVS matters both as a historical dependency and as an archival interface: many older upstreams and import histories were built around CVS modules, RCS files, vendor branches, and anonymous pserver checkouts. ### Timeline - 1986: Dick Grune posts CVS shell scripts to comp.sources.unix. - 1989: Brian Berliner designs and codes CVS. - 1990s-2000s: CVS becomes a common free-software source-control system. - 2019: The nongnu.org CVS project page remains the official project and documentation hub. ### Related projects - CVS builds on RCS file storage and influenced later centralized version-control workflows; CVS Utilities and CVSync are companion tools for working copies and repository mirroring. ### Sources - - ## Security Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. - **Geiger risk:** blue / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal ## Configuration and credential file locations These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval. ## Configuration files - Unix: ~/.cvsrc, $CVSROOT/CVSROOT/config ## Credential files - Unix: ~/.cvspass, $CVSROOT/CVSROOT/passwd ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** cvs - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 4 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **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/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-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/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-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/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-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/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-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/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-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/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [gettext](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gettext/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [autoconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/autoconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [automake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/automake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [cvs-fast-export](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cvs-fast-export/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cvs, developer-tools, version-control. - [cvsutils](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cvsutils/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cvs, developer-tools, version-control. - [cvsync](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cvsync/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cvs, developer-tools, version-control. - [fossil](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fossil/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, scm, version-control. - [git](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, source-control, version-control. - [jj](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/jj/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, scm, version-control. - [mercurial](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mercurial/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, scm, version-control. - [rcs](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rcs/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, source-control, version-control. - [subversion](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/subversion/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, control, cvs, developer, developer-tools. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/cvs.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/cvs.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph