<= Back to previous section "Import an existing set of files"

1. Select Import from the File menu.

   

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Continue reading below break:

Sections in this article:

1. Basics 1: Getting Started
2. Basics 2: Create a project from scratch
3. Basics 3: Import an existing set of project files into CVS
4. Basics 4: Check out a project from the CVS repository
5. Basics 5: How to switch workspaces
6. Basics 6: Setting up the Eclipse interface for working with CVS
7. Branching Tutorial 1: Branching Strategies
8. Branching Tutorial 2: Create the Workspace & Project
9. Branching Tutorial 3: Share the Project
10. Branching Tutorial 4: Create a Branch
11. Branching Tutorial 5: Work in the Branch
12. Branching Tutorial 6: Edit the main Trunk
13. Branching Tutorial 7: Merge changes back to the Trunk






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2. In the Select dialog, choose CVS : Projects from CVS as shown.It will prompt you to choose a CVS repository. Choose the one you want to use, then click Next >.

   
   

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3. Choose Use an existing module. Select the project in the list that you want to check out.
   
   
   
   

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5. This will add the folder to your workspace, or, if you already have a folder in your workspace with the same name, it will overwrite that folder.

   

   For example, in the local workspace shown below, the folder "common" will be overwritten with the folder "common" from CVS.

   

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6. To download only one subfolder into the root folder of the project on your workspace, select Checkout into existing. You'll probably want to leave Checkout subfolders checked.