--- mitgcm.org/front_content/using_cvs.xml	2003/12/04 16:20:41	1.2
+++ mitgcm.org/front_content/using_cvs.xml	2005/09/29 12:22:54	1.10
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
     <meta name="add_title" content="Using CVS" />
     <!-- Hinting for menu generation -->
 
-    <title>MITgcm: <!--ADDTITLE--></title>
 <style type="text/css">
  span.c2 {font-size: 110%}
  div.c1 {text-align: center}
@@ -33,26 +32,37 @@
       to use the CVS "pserver" mechanism.  This method only allows you to "check
       out" (or obtain a local copy) of the source.  It does not provide a
       mechanism for "committing" or "checking in" changes (please see below).
-      Using CVS pserver from the command line requires just a three
-      commands:</p>
+      Using CVS pserver from the command line requires just a three commands.
+      Using a Bourne, "bash", or "sh-compatible" shell they are:</p>
     
-<blockquote>
-Using a Bourne, "bash", or "sh-compatible" shell:
 <pre>
-$  export CVSROOT=':pserver:cvsanon@mitgcm.org:/u/gcmpack'
-$  cvs login 
-   ( enter the CVS password: "cvsanon" )
-$  cvs co MITgcm MITgcm_contrib
-</pre><br />
-
-Using a "C", "csh", or "tcsh" shell:
-<pre>
-$  setenv CVSROOT ':pserver:cvsanon@mitgcm.org:/u/gcmpack'
-$  cvs login
-   ( enter the CVS password: "cvsanon" )
-$  cvs co MITgcm MITgcm_contrib
+  $ export CVSROOT=':pserver:cvsanon@mitgcm.org:/u/gcmpack'
+  $ cvs login 
+    ( enter the CVS password: "cvsanon" )
+  $ cvs co MITgcm
 </pre>
-</blockquote>
+
+    <p>Using a "C", "csh", or "tcsh" shell the commands are:</p>
+
+<pre>
+  $ setenv CVSROOT ':pserver:cvsanon@mitgcm.org:/u/gcmpack'
+  $ cvs login
+    ( enter the CVS password: "cvsanon" )
+  $ cvs co MITgcm
+</pre>
+
+    <p>A large amount of additional (optional!) content can be obtained from the
+      MITgcm_contrib directory that can be checked out using:
+
+<pre>
+  $ cvs co MITgcm_contrib
+</pre>
+
+      In general, we do not recommend checking out all of MITgcm_contrib since
+      it takes a long time to download (particularly from remote locations) and
+      much of it is specific to certain setups (eg. high-res setups,
+      in-development material that is not yet part of the "main" code,
+      etc.).</p>
 
     <p>Note that you will only need to perform the "cvs login" once.  And for
       convenience, you may want to add the CVSROOT variable to your shell's
@@ -63,9 +73,9 @@
     <h4>Getting Parts of the Source "Tree"</h4>
 
     <p>The above commands demonstrate how to check out all of the MITgcm code
-      and the "contributed" (that is, unsupported by often useful) information
-      within the "MITgcm_contrib" directory.  In many cases, this is overkill
-      and can result in long download times.  To reduce the volume of
+      and the "contributed" (that is, unsupported by occasionally useful)
+      information within the "MITgcm_contrib" directory.  In many cases, this is
+      overkill and can result in long download times.  To reduce the volume of
       information downloaded and thereby speedup the download times, one can
       select one of the following pre-defined "aliases" that will provide a
       sub-set of the entire MITgcm source "tree":</p>
@@ -84,7 +94,7 @@
  	<td width="25%">MITgcm_verif_basic</td>
 	<td>Source code plus a small set of the verification examples
 	  ("global_ocean.90x40x15", "aim.5l_cs", "hs94.128x64x5", 
-	  "front_relax").</td>
+	  "front_relax", and "plume_on_slope").</td>
      </tr>
       <tr bgcolor="#bbffdd">
 	<td width="25%">MITgcm_verif_atmos</td>
@@ -110,11 +120,19 @@
       -->
     </table>
 
+    <p>It is important to note that the CVS aliases above cannot be used in
+      conjunction with the CVS <i>-d DIRNAME</i> option.  However, the MITgcm
+      directories they create can be changed to a different name following the
+      check-out:</p>
+<pre>
+  $ cvs co MITgcm_verif_basic
+  $ mv MITgcm MITgcm_verif_basic
+</pre>
 
     <h4>Getting Specific Releases or "Checkpoints"</h4>
     
     <p>As shown within the <a
-      href="http://dev.mitgcm.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/MITgcm/doc/tag-index"> CVS
+      href="http://mitgcm.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/MITgcm/doc/tag-index"> CVS
       Code Browser</a>, the MITgcm code is continuously undergoing updates.  At
       points during the development (typically, after work has been done and the
       source code has passed the <a href="testing/latest.html">verification
@@ -123,12 +141,10 @@
       development.  One can check out these versions using the "-r TAG_NAME" CVS
       option such as: </p>
 
-<blockquote>
 <pre>
-$  cvs co -r release1_p5 MITgcm
-$  cvs co -r checkpoint52a_post MITgcm
+  $ cvs co -r release1_p5 MITgcm
+  $ cvs co -r checkpoint52a_post MITgcm
 </pre>
-</blockquote>
 
     <p>By default (that is, when no tag is specified), CVS will retrieve the
       latest version of all files.</p>
@@ -140,27 +156,29 @@
       that you yourself have made since obtaining the code.  From within
       your working directory:</p>
 
-<blockquote>
-<pre>cvs diff</pre>
-</blockquote>
+<pre>
+  cvs diff
+</pre>
+
 
     <p>will show the differences between your version and the version that you
       checked out. It acts recursively on all directories below your current
       directory. You can limit the operation to just one file or directory by
       specifying those as arguments:</p>
 
-<blockquote>
-<pre>cvs diff <i>file</i></pre>
-</blockquote>
+<pre>
+  cvs diff <i>file</i>
+</pre>
+
 
     <h4>Show changes to the repository that you don't have</h4>
 
     <p>The source code evolves continuously and you should try to stay up to
       date.  To see what needs to be updated:</p>
 
-<blockquote>
-<pre>cvs -n update</pre>
-</blockquote>
+<pre>
+  cvs -n update
+</pre>
 
     <p>behaves just as "cvs update" but doesn't actually change anything. This
       is a useful way of summarizing the state of your code. The meaning of the
@@ -171,31 +189,31 @@
     <p>You can download and merge updates from the repository to bring you
       working code up to date:</p>
 
-<blockquote>
-<pre>cvs update -d -P</pre>
-</blockquote>
+<pre>
+  cvs update -d -P
+</pre>
 
       <p>will work recursively on all files in the current directory and below.
 	To update just a specific file or directory:</p>
 
-<blockquote>
-<pre>cvs update <i>file</i></pre>
-</blockquote>
+<pre>
+  cvs update <i>file</i>
+</pre>
 
     <p>You can also update to a specific version, just as you could check out
       a specific version.</p>
 
-<blockquote>
-<pre>cvs update -d -P -r release1_p5</pre>
-</blockquote>
+<pre>
+  cvs update -d -P -r release1_p5
+</pre>
 
     <p>If you checked out a specific version and want to update to the very
       latest use the -A option will remove associated with a specific version as
       follows:</p>
 
-<blockquote>
-<pre>cvs update -d -P -A</pre>
-</blockquote>
+<pre>
+  cvs update -d -P -A
+</pre>
 
     <p>"cvs update" produces output to the terminal with the following
       meanings:</p>