# GIT Vs CVS

3 messages from 2005-11-07 to 2005-11-07. Participants: Mukund JB., Andreas Ericsson, Peter Eriksen.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/2384

## Mukund JB., 2005-11-07 14:34

Subject: GIT Vs CVS
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Dear All,

I have been just aware of GIT. As an active Linux device driver developer, I would like to know more about it.
I have read through the GIT documentation the git native site.http://git.or.cz/

I find lot a similarities between GIT And Cvs.
Can any elaborate on this? Can I use GIT instead of Cvs?

Regards,
Mukund Jampala

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## Andreas Ericsson, 2005-11-07 14:52

Subject: Re: GIT Vs CVS
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Mukund JB. wrote:
> Dear All,
> 
> I have been just aware of GIT. As an active Linux device driver developer, I would like to know more about it.
> I have read through the GIT documentation the git native site.http://git.or.cz/
> 
> I find lot a similarities between GIT And Cvs.

The similiarities are just because they're both SCM's. It pretty much 
ends there.

> Can any elaborate on this?


It was just done in the list. If you browse the archives you'll find a 
lengthy discussion. You might also want to read the 
Documentation/cvs-migration.txt found in the git distribution.


> Can I use GIT instead of Cvs?
> 

Certainly. Prepare to spend a week or so letting the command-structure 
and syntax sink in though. It's a steep learning curve at first, 
although the git tutorial (Documentation/tutorial.txt) nicely cuts it in 
half.

The documentation is also available for online browsing at 
http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git-core/docs/

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## Peter Eriksen, 2005-11-07 15:27

Subject: Re: GIT Vs CVS
Message-ID: <20051107152713.GA16050@ebar091.ebar.dtu.dk>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20051107152713.GA16050%40ebar091.ebar.dtu.dk
In-Reply-To: <436F6A32.6040200@op5.se>

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On Mon, Nov 07, 2005 at 03:52:34PM +0100, Andreas Ericsson wrote:
> Mukund JB. wrote:
...
> >Can any elaborate on this?
> 
> 
> It was just done in the list. If you browse the archives you'll find a 
> lengthy discussion.

The thread is called 'git versus CVS (versus bk)' and can be found at

http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?t=113072368900002&r=1&w=2

Regards,

Peter

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