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<H1>Checking out a module from a CVS repository</H1>
<P>Modules can be defined in the CVSROOT/modules file of a CVS repository. To check out such a module from a
CVS repository to the Workbench:
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<li>Switch to the
<a class="command-link" href='javascript:executeCommand("org.eclipse.ui.perspectives.showPerspective(org.eclipse.ui.perspectives.showPerspective.perspectiveId=org.eclipse.team.cvs.ui.cvsPerspective)")'>
<img src="PLUGINS_ROOT/org.eclipse.help/command_link.svg" alt="command link">
CVS Repository Exploring</a> perspective or add the
<a class="command-link" href='javascript:executeCommand("org.eclipse.ui.views.showView(org.eclipse.ui.views.showView.viewId=org.eclipse.team.ccvs.ui.RepositoriesView)")'>
<img src="PLUGINS_ROOT/org.eclipse.help/command_link.svg" alt="command link">
CVS Repositories</a> view to the current perspective.</li>
<li>In the CVS Repositories view, expand the repository location.</li>
<li>Expand <b>HEAD</b> and select the modules that you want to add to the Workbench.
<em>Note</em>: Modules appear as root folders of the repository but are associated
with the <img src="../images/cvs_module_rep.svg" alt="CVS module icon" border="0" >
icon.</li>
<li>From the pop-up menu select <b>Check Out</b>. This will checkout the module
into one or more projects in the local workspace, depending on how the module
is defined in the repository.</li>
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<p><strong>Note</strong>: Defined modules can also be checkout out using the Checkout
Wizard.</p>
<h3 class="related">Related concepts</h3>
<a href="../concepts/concepts-26.htm">Team programming with CVS</a><br>
<a href="../concepts/concepts-27c.htm">CVS Repositories</a>
<h3 class="related">Related tasks</h3>
<a href="tasks-96.htm">Checking out a project from a CVS repository</a><br>
<a href="tasks-96b.htm">Checking out a folder into an existing project</a><br>
<a href="tasks-92.htm">Creating a CVS repository location</a><br>
<a href="tasks-103.htm">Replacing resources in the Workbench</a><br>
<a href="tasks-110.htm">Discovering branch and version tags</a><br>
<a href="tasks-117.htm">Sharing a new project using CVS</a><br>
<a href="tasks-115.htm">Synchronizing with the repository</a>
<h3 class="related">Related reference</h3>
<a href="../reference/ref-47.htm">CVS</a><br>
<a href="../reference/ref-32.htm">CVS Repositories view</a><br>
<a href="../reference/ref-40a.htm">CVS Checkout wizard</a>
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