diff --git a/scripts/scm.sh b/scripts/scm.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+cmd_mv()
+{
+	local from="$1"
+	local to="$2"
+	case $scm in
+	cvs)
+		cp "$from" "$to"
+		cvs add "$to"
+		cvs remove -f "$from"
+		;;
+	git)
+		git mv "$from" "$to"
+		;;
+	esac
+}
+
+cmd_commit()
+{
+	$scm commit "$@"
+}
+
+# ------- here we go
+myname=`basename $0`
+cmd=$1
+shift
+if [ -d "CVS" ]; then
+	scm=cvs
+else
+	scm=git
+fi
+
+eval cmd_$cmd "$@"