I'm pretty new to all of this so plz bear with.
I know how to log into sourceforge anonymous. And I have gotten a couple of things from there but I was always typing in what i'd been told from 1 source or another. I'd just like some basic examples that I can note on my desktop. I can figure out how to do things from there. I enjoy the learning process of this stuff but I HATE starting from square 1 everytime I forget some long command.

Create a file, .cvspass, in your home directory then chmod 600 .cvspass.

When you first log in to a Sourceforge or other CVS-enabled site and enter a password (even if it's just a carriage return), the site values will get recorded in .cvspass and, the next time, you can just use the "normal" CVS commands (without all the gobbledegook).

So, what are those?
Once you have a release checked out, the CVS information is in the directory and you can simply enter cvs update in the directory to get any updates for the particular release you're working with.

Unless you're a developer in the project, you're not going to be able to do any editing; however, if you are using CVS on your machine, you can cvs edit file, cvs unedit file and cvs commit file.

Get on the CVS web site and scan through the documentation for more information.

thanks much kid!