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## Example

Lines beginning with ``c>'` are sent by the client; lines beginning with ``s>'` are sent by the server; lines beginning with ``#'` are not part of the actual exchange.

    c> Root /rel/cvsfiles
    # In actual practice the lists of valid responses and requests would
    # be longer
    c> Valid-responses Updated Checked-in M ok error
    c> valid-requests
    s> Valid-requests Root co Modified Entry Repository ci Argument Argumentx
    s> ok
    # cvs co devo/foo
    c> Argument devo/foo
    c> co
    s> Updated /rel/cvsfiles/devo/foo/foo.c
    s> /foo.c/1.4/Mon Apr 19 15:36:47 1993 Mon Apr 19 15:36:47 1993//
    s> 26
    s> int mein () { abort (); }
    s> Updated /rel/cvsfiles/devo/foo/Makefile
    s> /Makefile/1.2/Mon Apr 19 15:36:47 1993 Mon Apr 19 15:36:47 1993//
    s> 28
    s> foo: foo.c
    s>         $(CC) -o foo $<
    s> ok
    # The current implementation would break the connection here and make a
    # new connection for the next command.  However, the protocol allows it
    # to keep the connection open and continue, which is what we show here.
    c> Repository /rel/cvsfiles/devo/foo
    # foo.c relative to devo/foo just set as Repository.
    c> Entry /foo.c/1.4/Mon Apr 19 15:36:47 1993 Mon Apr 19 15:36:47 1993//
    c> Entry /Makefile/1.2/Mon Apr 19 15:36:47 1993 Mon Apr 19 15:36:47 1993//
    c> Modified foo.c
    c> 26
    c> int main () { abort (); }
    # cvs ci -m <log message> foo.c
    c> Argument -m
    c> Argument Well, you see, it took me hours and hours to find this typo and I
    c> Argumentx searched and searched and eventually had to ask John for help.
    c> Argument foo.c
    c> ci
    s> Checked-in /rel/cvsfiles/devo/foo/foo.c
    s> /foo.c/1.5/ Mon Apr 19 15:54:22 CDT 1993//
    s> M Checking in foo.c;
    s> M /cygint/rel/cvsfiles/devo/foo/foo.c,v  <--  foo.c
    s> M new revision: 1.5; previous revision: 1.4
    s> M done
    s> ok

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