cvsync ☆

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Description:
Portable CVS repository synchronization utility

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 0.24.19@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: cvs version-control synchronization networking developer-tools

Install: brew install cvsync

About:
cvsync is a high-performance utility designed to efficiently synchronize CVS repositories over a network. It uses a specialized diff algorithm to minimize data transfer, making it significantly faster than standard CVS operations for large repositories. This tool is ideal for maintaining mirrors or backups of CVS projects.

Key Features:

Efficient network synchronization using specialized diffs
Portable across various UNIX-like operating systems
Supports incremental updates to minimize bandwidth usage
Can serve repositories via HTTP or standalone protocols

Use Cases:

Mirroring public CVS repositories for local access
Creating automated backups of critical source code
Distributing CVS repositories across multiple servers

Alternatives:

rsync – rsync is a general-purpose file synchronization tool, whereas cvsync is specifically optimized for the structure and versioning of CVS repositories.
CVS – Standard CVS operations are slower over networks; cvsync is designed specifically to accelerate the synchronization process.

License: BSD-3-Clause

Dependencies: openssl@3

Bottles available for: arm64_tahoe, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_ventura, arm64_monterey, arm64_big_sur, sonoma, ventura, monterey, big_sur, catalina, arm64_linux, x86_64_linux

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 14, 2025 2:39am		0	VERSION_BUMP	9645365d