Add files/directories to the project To add a directory to the project: cd ~/cvs/config mkdir newdir cvs add newdir Add files to the new directory (or to an existing directory): cp /etc/rc.conf.local ~/cvs/config/newdir cvs add newdir/rc.conf.local cp /etc/rc.local ~/cvs/config cvs add rc.local Commit changes: cvs commit Command Breakdown: add: let CVS know about new files and directories commit: "publish" changes to the CVS repository -d not needed: after checking the project out, it knows its Root