macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
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Install cvsutils with Homebrew, apt
CVS utilities for use in working directories. Version 0.2.6 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install cvsutils.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install cvsutilsDebian stable package indexes · cvsutils · source: deb.debian.org
overview
Package summary
CVS utilities for use in working directories
Project links
Commands and aliases
- cvschroot
- cvsco
- cvsdiscard
- cvsdo
- cvspurge
- cvstrim
- cvsu
history
Project history and usage
CVS Utilities is a small collection of mostly Perl scripts for managing CVS working directories, especially when a developer wants useful local status, cleanup, and patch workflows without contacting the CVS server.
Project history
The official page credits Tom Tromey with the original code and Pavel Roskin with later changes. Its current public release line culminates in version 0.2.6, released on 2013-05-31.
The project grew around CVS's client-server model. CVS keeps full version history on the server while the client working directory contains the checked-out files and derived build products, so CVS Utilities focused on the local working-copy side: finding tracked and untracked files, purging generated files, changing CVS administrative metadata, and producing cleaner patches.
Adoption history
CVS Utilities reflects the era when CVS was described by its own project page as the de facto version-control system for open source software, even while the page advised new projects to consider Subversion. Its adoption was tied to developers maintaining CVS trees over both slow and fast network connections, where local inspection and cleanup commands saved time.
How it is used
The tools are used inside CVS working directories to inspect local file state, erase or move derived files, switch CVS root metadata, discard local changes, run CVS commands over discovered files, and create patches with less irrelevant backup-file, RCS-path, or ChangeLog noise than a raw cvs diff workflow.
Why package nerds care
The package is interesting because it preserves the tooling culture around CVS rather than CVS itself. Its small command-line helpers document the practical friction of centralized version control before distributed systems became dominant.
Timeline
- 1990s-2000s: CVS working-copy workflows become common in open-source development.
- 2013: CVS Utilities 0.2.6 is released on 2013-05-31.
- 2013: The official project page documents the scripts, closed mailing list, and maintainer credits.
Related projects
- CVS Utilities is directly tied to CVS and its working-copy administrative files.
- The official page mentions Subversion as the recommended alternative for new projects at the time the page was written.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
cvschroot | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
cvsco | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
cvsdiscard | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
cvsdo | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
cvspurge | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
cvstrim | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
cvsu | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version0.2.6
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:cvsutils |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.6 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://www.red-bean.com/cvsutils/ |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
cvsutils 0.2.6-1
CVS utilities for use in working directories
https://www.red-bean.com/cvsutils/
sudo apt install cvsutils- Section: vcs
- Architecture: all
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Cvsutils
Ubuntu apt95%
cvsutils 0.2.6-1
CVS utilities for use in working directories
https://www.red-bean.com/cvsutils/
sudo apt install cvsutils- Section: universe/devel
- Architecture: all
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Cvsutils
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation