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 %\section{Getting started}
@@ -92,12 +92,16 @@
 
 To obtain the latest sources type:
 \begin{verbatim}
-% cvs co MITgcm
+% cvs co -P MITgcm
 \end{verbatim}
 or to get a specific release type:
 \begin{verbatim}
-% cvs co -P -r checkpoint52i_post  MITgcm
+% cvs co -P -r checkpoint52i_post MITgcm
 \end{verbatim}
+The CVS command ``\texttt{cvs co}'' is the abreviation of the full-name
+``\texttt{cvs checkout}'' command and using the option ``-P'' (\texttt{cvs co -P})
+will prevent to download unnecessary empty directories.
+
 The MITgcm web site contains further directions concerning the source
 code and CVS.  It also contains a web interface to our CVS archive so
 that one may easily view the state of files, revisions, and other
@@ -141,17 +145,23 @@
 MITgcm code can be found
 \begin{rawhtml} <A href="http://mitgcm.org/public/using_cvs.html" target="idontexist"> \end{rawhtml}
 here
-\begin{rawhtml} </A> \end{rawhtml} 
-.
+\begin{rawhtml} </A> \end{rawhtml}.
 It is important to note that the CVS aliases in Table
 \ref{tab:cvsModules} cannot be used in conjunction with the CVS
 \texttt{-d DIRNAME} option.  However, the \texttt{MITgcm} directories
 they create can be changed to a different name following the check-out:
 \begin{verbatim}
-   %  cvs co MITgcm_verif_basic
+   %  cvs co -P MITgcm_verif_basic
    %  mv MITgcm MITgcm_verif_basic
 \end{verbatim}
 
+Note that it is possible to checkout code without ``cvs login'' and without
+setting any shell environment variables by specifying the pserver name and
+password in one line, for example:
+\begin{verbatim}
+   %  cvs -d :pserver:cvsanon:cvsanon@mitgcm.org:/u/gcmpack co -P MITgcm
+\end{verbatim}
+
 \subsubsection{Upgrading from an earlier version}
 
 If you already have an earlier version of the code you can ``upgrade''
@@ -162,7 +172,7 @@
 \end{verbatim}
 and then issue the cvs update command such as:
 \begin{verbatim}
-% cvs -q update -r checkpoint52i_post -d -P
+% cvs -q update -d -P -r checkpoint52i_post
 \end{verbatim}
 This will update the ``tag'' to ``checkpoint52i\_post'', add any new
 directories (-d) and remove any empty directories (-P). The -q option
@@ -208,7 +218,7 @@
 latest code'' and we haven't made a ``tag'' or ``release'' since that
 patch then you'll need to get the latest code:
 \begin{verbatim}
-% cvs -q update -A -d -P
+% cvs -q update -d -P -A
 \end{verbatim}
 Unlike, the ``check-out'' and ``update'' procedures above, there is no
 ``tag'' or release name. The -A tells CVS to upgrade to the