(cvs.info)Watches


Mechanisms to track who is editing files
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   For many groups, use of CVS in its default mode is perfectly
satisfactory.  Users may sometimes go to check in a modification only
to find that another modification has intervened, but they deal with it
and proceed with their check in.  Other groups prefer to be able to
know who is editing what files, so that if two people try to edit the
same file they can choose to talk about who is doing what when rather
than be surprised at check in time.  The features in this section allow
such coordination, while retaining the ability of two developers to
edit the same file at the same time.

   For maximum benefit developers should use `cvs edit' (not `chmod')
to make files read-write to edit them, and `cvs release' (not `rm') to
discard a working directory which is no longer in use, but CVS is not
able to enforce this behavior.

Setting a watch: Telling CVS to watch certain files
Getting Notified: Telling CVS to notify you
Editing files: How to edit a file which is being watched
Watch information: Information about who is watching and editing
Watches Compatibility: Watches interact poorly with CVS 1.6 or earlier

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