cvssuck - inefficient cvs repository grabber using cvs command

cvssuck [-h] [-b] [-s] [-v] [-D debug-option,...] cvsroot [-o output-directory|-O output-base] [-l lock-directory|-L lock-base] module ...

CVSsuck is a mirroring tool for cvs repositories. Unlike other tools such as CVSup or rsync, it uses cvs command to access the repository. So, it works well with remote repositories without a special server or shell account. However it is inefficient and not perfect because cvs client/server protocol is not designed for mirroring. If a server provides special way to grab a repository, you shouldn't use CVSsuck.

-h

prints help message.

-b

makes CVSsuck to traverse directories in breadth first. CVSsuck traverses directory in depth first by default.

-s

specifies skeleton mode. In this mode, CVSsuck grabs only first revision of the trunk, 1.1, branchpoints, head of branches and tagged revisions. Note that first two (first revision of the trunk and 1.1) is identical in usual case.

-v

makes CVSsuck verbosely. This is same as `-D command,attic,leavetmp'.

-D debug-option\f1,...

specifies debug options. Available debug options are listed by `cvssuck -h'.

-o output-directory

specifies the directory to store grabbed repository. A remote RCS file module/dir/file,v in cvsroot will be stored in output-directory/dir/file,v.

-O output-base

specifies the base directory to store grabbed repository. A remote RCS file module/dir/file,v in cvsroot will be stored in output-base/module/dir/file,v. -o and -O is exclusive. The last specified before module is effective. By default, CVSsuck behaves as that current directory is specified with -O.

-l lock-directory

specifies the directory of CVS style lock.

-L lock-base

specifies the base directory of CVS style lock. -l and -L is exclusive. A lock directory should be specified after an output directory. The last specified before module after an output directory is effective. By default, CVSsuck assumes a lock directory is same as output directory.

% cvssuck :pserver:anonymous@cvs.m17n.org:/cvs/cvs cvssuck

grabs the module cvssuck in the repository :pserver:anonymous@cvs.m17n.org:/cvs/cvs into the directory cvssuck.

% cvssuck :pserver:anonymous@cvs.m17n.org:/cvs/cvs cvssuck cvs-info

grabs the modules cvssuck and cvs-info.

% cvssuck :pserver:anonymous@cvs.m17n.org:/cvs/cvs -O $HOME/.cvsroot cvssuck

grabs the module cvssuck into $HOME/.cvsroot/cvssuck.

% cvssuck :pserver:anonymous@cvs.m17n.org:/cvs/cvs -O $HOME/.cvsroot -L $HOME/.cvslock cvssuck

grabs the module cvssuck into $HOME/.cvsroot/cvssuck with the lock directory $HOME/.cvslock/cvssuck.

% cvssuck :pserver:anonymous@cvs.m17n.org:/cvs/cvs -o $HOME/.cvsroot/cvs/suck cvssuck

grabs the module cvssuck into $HOME/.cvsroot/cvs/suck.

% cvssuck -s :pserver:anonymous@cvs.m17n.org:/cvs/cvs cvssuck

grabs needy revisions (skeleton) of the module cvssuck.

http://cvs.m17n.org/~akr/cvssuck/

cvs(1), rcs(1), cvsup(1), rsync(1)

Tanaka Akira <akr@m17n.org>.

It's inefficient.

It's not perfect because revisions stated as `dead' cannot be retrieved. However it is not observable until the state is changed by `cvs admin -s'.