Basic CVS with CVL

You now have a Work Area on your hard drive which is a mirror of the Repository on the Drupal server. You can see this by using the CVL menu Work Area->Open Recent and selecting the repository you just downloaded (drupal or contributions).

You can use this work area in the same way you would any other folder on your hard drive - create new files with BBEdit (or whatever you use), drag files to the trash, add new folders, delete folders - it's just a regular folder.

Once you've done some work you want to upload back to the Drupal server here's what you do:

Update the CVS by selecting the folder the new work is in, then Control+Click on the folder and choose Update from the contextual menu that pops up (or through the menu File->Update). CVS now shows any new files or folders that you have added (with a blue * in front).

Next you need to tell CVS to mark the files and folders for upload next time you send your changes to the Drupal repository. To do this select the files and folders and Control+Click, choose Add To Work Area (or through the menu File->Add To Work Area).

To upload your work to the Drupal repository, select your files and folders and Control+Click, choose Commit... (or through the menu File->Commit...). CVS will now add your work to the Drupal repository.