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   When you begin using CVS, you will probably already have several
projects that can be put under CVS control.  In these cases the easiest
way is to use the `import' command.  An example is probably the easiest
way to explain how to use it.  If the files you want to install in CVS
reside in `WDIR', and you want them to appear in the repository as
`$CVSROOT/yoyodyne/RDIR', you can do this:

     $ cd WDIR
     $ cvs import -m "Imported sources" yoyodyne/RDIR yoyo start

   Unless you supply a log message with the `-m' flag, CVS starts an
editor and prompts for a message.  The string `yoyo' is a "vendor tag",
and `start' is a "release tag".  They may fill no purpose in this
context, but since CVS requires them they must be present.  Note:
Tracking sources, for more information about them.

   You can now verify that it worked, and remove your original source
directory.

     $ cd ..
     $ cvs checkout yoyodyne/RDIR       # Explanation below
     $ diff -r WDIR yoyodyne/RDIR
     $ rm -r WDIR

Erasing the original sources is a good idea, to make sure that you do
not accidentally edit them in WDIR, bypassing CVS.  Of course, it would
be wise to make sure that you have a backup of the sources before you
remove them.

   The `checkout' command can either take a module name as argument (as
it has done in all previous examples) or a path name relative to
`$CVSROOT', as it did in the example above.

   It is a good idea to check that the permissions CVS sets on the
directories inside `$CVSROOT' are reasonable, and that they belong to
the proper groups.  Note: File permissions.

   If some of the files you want to import are binary, you may want to
use the wrappers features to specify which files are binary and which
are not.  Note: Wrappers.