steps:
1) add
setenv CVSROOT ':ext:atn@mitgcm.org:/u/gcmpack'
(for baudelaire.csail.mit.edu: setenv CVSROOT '/u/gcmpack' )

into .cshrc

2) 
a) either create a pair of keys and copy the private/ublic one to proper locations or
b) check a machine that has a private key whose public key is in authorizedkeys (say ross) and copy over

3) commit file:
cp /scratch/atn/MITgcm/verification/lab_sea/code_5x5_newcode_stripped_v6g/* .
cvs co -P -d atnguyen_contrib MITgcm_contrib/atnguyen
cd atnguyen_contrib/
mkdir code_21Dec2012_saltplume
cvs add code_21Dec2012_saltplume
%cvs add -m "code latest saltplume fix" code_21Dec2012_saltplume
cd code_21Dec2012_saltplume
cvs -q -n update
cp /scratch/atn/MITgcm/verification/lab_sea/code_5x5_newcode_stripped_v6g/* .
cvs add *.F *.h packages.conf README SIZE.h_mpi
cvs -q update
cvs commit -m "inprogress swapping 1-x with x in plumefrac" *.F *.h packages.conf README SIZE.h_mpi

3) remove file:
cd to the dir of file to remove, say filename is "a.h":
cvs -q -n up
rm a.h
cvs remove a.h
cvs commit -m "remove a.h" a.h
cvs -q -n up

4) fresh copy of only MITgcm_code + testreport + specific verification exp:
cvs co -P MITgcm_code
cd MITgcm
cvs co -d verification MITgcm/verification/testreport
cd verification
cvs co -d lab_sea MITgcm/verification/lab_sea

5) fresh copy of entire code + test report + all verification:
cvs co -P MITgcm
cd MITgcm
cvs -q up -A <-- updating file with the most recent copy, not stuck to tag/release
cvs co -P MITgcm_contrib/atnguyen
cd MITgcm_contrib/

6) check for updates:
cd verification/
cvs diff testreport           <-- check diff with exact release copy, not most updated one
cvs -diff -r 1.196 testreport <-- check diff with a specific release
cvs -q -n up -A testreport    <-- show if testreport is different that latest release

7) grepping experiments relevant, for example the ones running with kpp:
cd verification/
grep -i 'useKPP.*=.*true' */input*/data.pkg

8) run test report:
testreport -norun   <-- only do make clean, genmake2, make depend
testreport -runonly <-- execute whatever is in 'command ..', skip compiling
testreport -q       <-- skip make clean, genmake2, make depend