Creating a project directory

Create a local working directory:
mkdir -p ~/cvs
cd ~/cvs/config

Copy the files you wish to keep in CVS into your "config" project.

Import the project:
cvs -d /home/cvs import -m "Initial import" \ 
  config mike config_20080319

Command Breakdown:
-d /home/cvs: Specify the CVS Root directory
import: import the contents of the directory into CVS
-m "message": Use "message" as the commit message.
config: The name I gave to the repository/module
mike: The vendortag for the branch (i.e. 1.1.1)
config_20080319: The releasetag for the files imported