Name

cvspass

Synopsis

Updates the .cvspass file. This is equivalent to executing the cvs login command.

Attributes

cvsroot (1.4, String, Y)

Specifies where the repository is located. Equivalent to the CVSROOT environment variable.

passfile (1.4, File, N)

Specifies the name of the password file. Defaults to the .cvspass file in the user.home directory.

password (1.4, String, Y)

The password to add.

Content

None.

Example Usage

This example adds the anttester password to the .cvspass file in the current user’s home directory:

<cvspass cvsroot=":local:C:\cvsrepository\cvsroot" password="anttester"/>

See Also

The cvs task.

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