cvsroot is a script to help keep track of multiple sites when using CVS, and in particular the CVSROOT and CVS_RSH environment variables for those sites. It creates a $HOME/.cvsroot file, with shortcut names representing the different CVS sites. The new environment variables appropriate to the site selected will then be set, and a new shell will be spawned to keep the variables.

An environment variable that defines the root directory of the CVS repository to be used, as well as the proper access protocol. For example, ":kserver:atlas-sw.cern.ch:/atlascvs" for use of the repository called "atlascvs" located on server "atlas-sw.cern.ch" with access permission handled through kerberos. See Also CVS, kerberos.

a string that identifies a repository and information about how to access it