File Extension Library


.CVSIGNORE File Extension

  • Developer by: The Eclipse Foundation
  • Category: Settings, options, themes or skins Files

What are .CVSIGNORE files and how to open them?

Can't open .CVSIGNORE file? Are you wondering what it contains? On our site we will explain to you what this file is, what it is used for and what software opens the .CVSIGNORE file.

What is a .CVSIGNORE file extension?

.CVSIGNORE file extension is created by The Eclipse Foundation. .CVSIGNORE has been classified as Settings, options, themes or skins Files.

.CVSIGNORE is Eclipse CVS settings

The cvsignore file extension is associated with the Eclipse an integrated development environment for Windows, Mac and Linux that allows programmers to develop application in JAVA, C++, PHP and other programming languages.

The .cvsignore file stores information about resources that will be not add to version control through CVS (Concurrent Versioning System).

Concurrent Versioning System (Concurrent Versions System) is a client-server free software revision control system.

.CVSIGNORE file format is deprecated and this file format is no longer supported.

Currently, .CVSIGNORE file type is not actively used and is obsolete. This usually happens with system files in older operating systems, files from long-discontinued software, or with previous versions of some file types (documents, projects, images, etc.) that were replaced in later versions of the original programs.


How to open:

This file type is not meant to be opened directly, there is no software that could open and work with it directly, or there is no information available in public sources about opening this file type. This is usually the case of some internal data files, caches, temporary files etc.

How to convert:

As far as we know, this .cvsignore file type can't be converted to any other file format. This is usually the case of system, configuration, temporary, or data files containing data exclusive to only one software and used for its own purposes. Also some proprietary or closed file formats cannot be converted to more common file types in order to protect the intellectual property of the developer, which is for example the case of some DRM-protected multimedia files.

How to fix problems with .CVSIGNORE files

  1. You need to update the application that you normally use to open .CVSIGNORE files. Only the latest version of the software supports the current .CVSIGNORE file format
  2. You need to check the .CVSIGNORE file for viruses. To do this, you need to scan it with a popular antivirus (Norton, Nod32, Kaspersky, Dr.Web, etc.)