NAME

       rancid-cvs - initialize CVS or Subversion and rancid group files and directories

SYNOPSIS

       rancid-cvs [-V] [group [group ...]]

DESCRIPTION

       rancid-cvs  creates  the  directories  and  router.db(5)  for  each rancid group and handles the revision
       control system (CVS or Subversion) set-up.  It must be run after installation and whenever a rancid group
       is added.

       rancid-cvs reads rancid.conf(5) to configure itself, then proceeds with the initialization.  First of the
       CVS or Subversion repository, if necessary, and then for each of the rancid groups listed on the command-
       line or those in the variable LIST_OF_GROUPS from rancid.conf(5), if the argument is omitted.

       Running rancid-cvs for groups which already exist will not cause  problems.   If  the  group's  directory
       already  exists,  the  import  into the revision control system will be skipped, and if it's router.db(5)
       already exists, it will not be altered.

       The command-line options are as follows:

       -V     Prints package name and version strings.

       The best method for adding groups is add the group name to LIST_OF_GROUPS  in  rancid.conf(5),  then  run
       rancid-cvs. Do not create the directories manually, allow rancid-cvs to do it.

SEE ALSO

       cvs(1), rancid.conf(5), router.db(5), svn(1)

                                                 5 October 2006                                    rancid-cvs(1)