set up a release number

$ cvs tag release_1_0
cvs tag: Tagging .
T file
cvs tag: Tagging dir1
T dir1/file1
cvs tag: Tagging dir2
T dir2/file1
T dir2/file2
			

beginning next one milestone

			
$ cvs commit -r 2

Log message unchanged or not specified
a)bort, c)ontinue, e)dit, !)reuse this message unchanged for remaining dirs
Action: (continue) c

CVS: ----------------------------------------------------------------------
CVS: Enter Log.  Lines beginning with `CVS:' are removed automatically
CVS:
CVS: Committing in .
CVS:
CVS: Modified Files:
CVS:  Tag: 2
CVS:    file dir1/file1 dir2/file1 dir2/file2
CVS: ----------------------------------------------------------------------

/home/cvsroot/project_name/file,v  <--  file
new revision: 2.1; previous revision: 1.4
/home/cvsroot/project_name/dir1/file1,v  <--  dir1/file1
new revision: 2.1; previous revision: 1.1
/home/cvsroot/project_name/dir2/file1,v  <--  dir2/file1
new revision: 2.1; previous revision: 1.1
/home/cvsroot/project_name/dir2/file2,v  <--  dir2/file2
new revision: 2.1; previous revision: 1.1
			
			

other user

$ cvs up
cvs update: Updating .
P file
cvs update: Updating dir1
U dir1/file1
cvs update: Updating dir2
U dir2/file1
U dir2/file2

$ cvs st file
===================================================================
File: file              Status: Up-to-date

   Working revision:    2.1
   Repository revision: 2.1     /home/cvsroot/project_name/file,v
   Commit Identifier:   SuZpTC1gCRrH2Qrt
   Sticky Tag:          (none)
   Sticky Date:         (none)
   Sticky Options:      (none)
			

create a branch release_1_0_patch from release_1_0 by cvs admin

$ cvs rtag -b -r release_1_0 release_1_0_patch project_name
cvs rtag: Tagging project_name
cvs rtag: Tagging project_name/dir1
cvs rtag: Tagging project_name/dir2
			

checkout release_1_0_patch by other user

$ cvs checkout -r release_1_0_patch project_name
cvs checkout: Updating project_name
U project_name/file
cvs checkout: Updating project_name/dir1
U project_name/dir1/file1
cvs checkout: Updating project_name/dir2
U project_name/dir2/file1
U project_name/dir2/file2
			

show the status, and you can see 'Sticky Tag' is 'release_1_0_patch'

$ cvs st file
===================================================================
File: file              Status: Up-to-date

   Working revision:    1.4
   Repository revision: 1.4     /home/cvsroot/project_name/file,v
   Commit Identifier:   V0iuptfP43iETPrt
   Sticky Tag:          release_1_0_patch (branch: 1.4.2)
   Sticky Date:         (none)
   Sticky Options:      (none)