using the "-P" option to check-out ("cvs co -P") prevents to download unnecessary empty directories.
+ +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:
+ ++ $ cvs -d :pserver:cvsanon:cvsanon@mitgcm.org:/u/gcmpack co -P MITgcm ++
A large amount of additional (optional!) content is available from the MITgcm_contrib directory; much of it is specific to certain setups (eg. high-res setups, in-development material that is not yet part @@ -139,8 +148,8 @@
As shown within the + +
As shown within the CVS Code Browser , the MITgcm code is continuously undergoing updates. At @@ -157,8 +166,13 @@
By default (that is, when no tag is specified), CVS will retrieve the - latest version of all files.
+ latest version of all files. To download an older version corresponding + to a specific time, e.g., May 1rst, 2008, at 5pm, one can use the "-D" + CVS option as follows: ++ $ cvs co -P -D "2008-05-01 17:00" MITgcm +
"cvs update" produces output to the terminal with the following meanings:
- +