Creating a local repository

Create a local repository:
mkdir /home/cvs
cvs -d /home/cvs init

Command Breakdown:
-d /home/cvs: Specify the CVS Root directory as /home/cvs
init: Initialize a repository

The newly created cvs repository can now be accessed locally with
CVSROOT=/home/cvs or remotely with CVSROOT=user@host:/home/cvs

If you use the CVSROOT environment variable, you do not have to use the
'-d' switch with the cvs command.