VCS checkout based on a file

Question

I want to checkout a bunch of files from a CVS server.
Is there a way I can pass cvs command a file name which contains files I want to checkout
Is there another way of accomplishing that?

Answer 1

Assuming you are using a bash-style shell:

cvs co $(< myfile)

Where myfile contains the list of files you want to check out.

If you're talking about modules instead of files, Oliver Giesen's answer will be useful.

Answer 2

You might want to take a look at the docs for the CVSROOT/modules file and then define a regular module like this:

MyModule folder file1 file2 file3 [...]

You would then be able to do:

cvs co MyModule