TortoiseCVS CVS command file
File type: Source code and script file
The .cvsrc file extension identifies a CVS command file used by TortoiseCVS on Microsoft Windows.
The file is a plain-text configuration file that defines default options for CVS commands.
File type category:
Source code and script file
Date updated: October 2, 2026
TortoiseCVS is a graphical client for CVS (Concurrent Versions System), a version-control system. A .cvsrc file stores default CVS command options and arguments that TortoiseCVS or another CVS client can use.
The file is part of the CVS client configuration rather than a repository file or source-code file. It can contain settings for commands such as updating, comparing, or checking out files. TortoiseCVS is designed for Microsoft Windows, and the .cvsrc format is a plain-text format.
TortoiseCVS reads a .cvsrc file as a CVS command configuration file; it usually does not need to be opened manually. To inspect or edit the commands it contains, open the file with a plain-text editor on Microsoft Windows.
A .cvsrc file normally does not need conversion. It is a plain-text list of CVS command options, so its settings can be edited directly or recreated manually in another CVS client's configuration if necessary.
Software applications that can open cvsrc files:
Microsoft Windows
Software applications that can edit cvsrc files:
Microsoft Windows
Software capable of saving cvsrc files:
Microsoft Windows
Software apps that create cvsrc files:
Microsoft Windows
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