diff --git a/make/dav.mk b/make/dav.mk
index 40104cd0..896dbfa4 100644
--- a/make/dav.mk
+++ b/make/dav.mk
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ DAV_SERVER                ?= cvs.jannet.de
 DAV_RSYNC_SERVER          ?= $(DAV_SERVER)
 DAV_RSYNC_DIR             ?= /srv/dav/pub/groups/$(DAV_GROUP)/$(DAV_GROUP_PROJECT)
 DAV_RSYNC_URL              = $(DAV_RSYNC_SERVER):$(DAV_RSYNC_DIR)
-DAV_RSYNC_EXCLUDE         ?= $(shell bash $(MOD_SCRIPT_DIR)/list-vcs-files.sh)
+DAV_RSYNC_EXCLUDE         ?= $(shell bash $(MOD_SCRIPT_DIR)/scm.sh ls-files)
 DAV_RSYNC_EXCLUDE_OPTS     = $(addprefix --exclude , $(DAV_RSYNC_EXCLUDE) '*.done')
 DAV_RSYNC_EXTRA_OPTS      ?=
 DAV_RSYNC                 ?= rsync $(DAV_RSYNC_EXCLUDE_OPTS)
diff --git a/make/defs.mk b/make/defs.mk
index 479e7e1f..b76ea9f7 100644
--- a/make/defs.mk
+++ b/make/defs.mk
@@ -749,7 +749,7 @@ define install_local_cfg
 endef
 
 define cvs_files
-	sh $(MOD_SCRIPT_DIR)/list-vcs-files.sh -f
+	sh $(MOD_SCRIPT_DIR)/scm.sh ls-files -f
 endef
 
 define add_flavour_prefix
diff --git a/make/projects-dir.mk b/make/projects-dir.mk
index 158c8057..371bf0b3 100644
--- a/make/projects-dir.mk
+++ b/make/projects-dir.mk
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ PGIT_SH               = /bin/bash $(MOD_SCRIPT_DIR)/pgit.sh
 PURGE_SH              = /bin/bash $(firstword $(wildcard $(MOD_SCRIPT_DIR)/purge-stale-projects.sh /opt/jw-build/bin/purge-stale-projects.sh) purge-not-found)
 PKG_MANAGER_SH       ?= /bin/bash $(firstword $(wildcard $(MOD_SCRIPT_DIR)/pkg-manager.sh /opt/jw-build/bin/pkg-manager.sh) pkg-manager-not-found)
 CREATE_PROJECT_SH    ?= /bin/bash $(firstword $(wildcard $(MOD_SCRIPT_DIR)/jw-build-create-project.sh /opt/jw-build/bin/jw-build-create-project.sh) jw-build-create-project-not-found)
-LIST_VCS_FILES_SH     = /bin/bash $(firstword $(wildcard $(MOD_SCRIPT_DIR)/list-vcs-files.sh /opt/jw-build/bin/list-vcs-files.sh) list-vcs-files-not-found)
+LIST_VCS_FILES_SH     = /bin/bash $(firstword $(wildcard $(MOD_SCRIPT_DIR)/scm.sh ls-files /opt/jw-build/bin/scm.sh ls-files) list-vcs-files-not-found)
 JW_PKG                = /bin/bash $(firstword $(wildcard $(MOD_SCRIPT_DIR)/jw-pkg /opt/jw-build/bin/jw-pkg) jw-pkg-not-found)
 GIT_SRV_ADMIN_SH      = JW_BUILD_SSH_EXTRA_OPTS="$(JW_BUILD_SSH_EXTRA_OPTS)" $(GIT_SSH) $(JANWARE_USER)@git.janware.com /opt/jw-build/bin/git-srv-admin.sh 
 CVS_ADMIN_SH          = JW_BUILD_SSH_EXTRA_OPTS="$(JW_BUILD_SSH_EXTRA_OPTS)" $(GIT_SSH) $(JANWARE_USER)@git.janware.com /opt/jw-build/bin/cvs-admin.sh 
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ clean: clean.text-files-cache
 clean.text-files-cache:
 	rm -f $(TEXT_FILES_CACHE)
 list-files:
-	@echo Makefile
+	@realpath Makefile
 	@for p in $(PROJECTS); do \
 		$(LIST_VCS_FILES_SH) -znf $$p | sed -z "s/^/$$p\//" | \
 			xargs -0 realpath ;\
diff --git a/make/rpmdist.mk b/make/rpmdist.mk
index 37150921..998fbc47 100644
--- a/make/rpmdist.mk
+++ b/make/rpmdist.mk
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ define increase_build_number
 	echo -n "+ increasing build number to " ;\
 	echo $(MAJOR_MINOR_RELEASE)-$(shell expr $(BUILD_NUMBER) + 1)-dev | tee VERSION ;\
 	echo $(HASH) > HASH ;\
-	if ! /bin/bash $(MOD_SCRIPT_DIR)/list-vcs-files.sh | grep -q '^HASH$$'; then \
+	if ! /bin/bash $(MOD_SCRIPT_DIR)/scm.sh ls-files | grep -q '^HASH$$'; then \
 		$(SCM_ADD) HASH ;\
 	fi ;\
 	$(SCM_COMMIT) -m "$(MAJOR_MINOR_RELEASE)-$(shell expr $(BUILD_NUMBER) + 1)-dev" HASH VERSION
diff --git a/make/rules.mk b/make/rules.mk
index c4ecfee2..1a4ebb87 100644
--- a/make/rules.mk
+++ b/make/rules.mk
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ $(INSTALLED_PROFILE_PATH_SCRIPT): $(TOPDIR)/profiledir.done
 	$(INSTALL) -p -o $(PROFILEOWNER) -g $(PROFILEGROUP) -m $(PROFILEMODE) path_script.sh $@
 
 find:
-	@bash $(MOD_SCRIPT_DIR)/list-vcs-files.sh
+	@bash $(MOD_SCRIPT_DIR)/scm.sh ls-files
 
 collect:
 	bash $(MOD_SCRIPT_DIR)/collect-installed-pkg-changes.sh -t $(TOPDIR)
diff --git a/make/topdir.mk b/make/topdir.mk
index 3516f833..f0b1e028 100644
--- a/make/topdir.mk
+++ b/make/topdir.mk
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ SUBDIRS       ?= $(wildcard inst/pre make scripts contrib src libsrc \
 		 images htdocs tmpl doc test inst/post)
 PROJECT_DESCR  = $(TOPDIR)/make/project.conf
 GIT_DESCR      = $(TOPDIR)/.git/description
-LIST_VCS_FILES = /bin/bash $(MOD_SCRIPT_DIR)/list-vcs-files.sh
+LIST_VCS_FILES = /bin/bash $(MOD_SCRIPT_DIR)/scm.sh ls-files
 
 OPT_JANWARE_PROJECT ?= -j
 
diff --git a/scripts/list-vcs-files.sh b/scripts/list-vcs-files.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 67b27d41..00000000
--- a/scripts/list-vcs-files.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,97 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-export LANG=POSIX
-
-filter_deleted()
-{
-	local rc_file="$1"
-	shift
-	local cand
-	for cand in "$@"; do
-		grep -q "^R ./$cand/" $rc_file && continue
-		echo $cand
-	done
-}
-
-output()
-{
-	if [ "$zero_terminate" = 1 ]; then
-		echo -en "$*\x00"
-	else
-		echo "$*"
-	fi
-}
-
-list_dirents_cvs()
-{
-	local dirs=`sed '/^D\// !d; s%^D/%%; s%/.*%%' $1/CVS/Entries`
-	dirs="`filter_deleted $1/CVS/Entries $dirs`"
-	local cands
-	if [ -f $1/CVS/Entries.Log ]; then
-		cands="`sed '/^A D\// !d; s%^A D/%%; s%/.*%%' $1/CVS/Entries.Log`"
-		dirs="$dirs `filter_deleted $1/CVS/Entries.Log $cands`"
-	fi
-	local files=`sed '/^\// !d; s%/%%; s%/.*%%; s%^%%' $1/CVS/Entries`
-	files="`filter_deleted $1/CVS/Entries $files`"
-	local d f
-	for f in $files; do
-		output "$1/$f"
-	done
-	for d in $dirs; do
-		[ "$opt_only_regular_files" = 1 ] || output $1/$d
-		list_dirents_cvs $1/$d
-	done
-}
-
-list_dirents_git()
-{
-	local opts="$git_ls_files_opts"
-	[ "$opt_no_submodules" = 1 ] || opts="$opts --recurse-submodules"
-	git ls-files $opts $1
-}
-
-list_dirents()
-{
-	if [ -d $1/CVS ]; then
-		list_dirents_cvs $1
-		return
-	fi
-	git status >/dev/null 2>&1 || {
-		echo "failed to list versioned files in $1: no VCS" >&2
-		exit 1
-	}
-	list_dirents_git $1
-}
-
-set -- `getopt fnzt "$@"`
-
-while [ "$1" != -- ]; do
-case $1 in
--f)
-	opt_only_regular_files=1
-	;;
--n)
-	opt_no_submodules=1
-	;;
--z)
-	zero_terminate=1
-	git_ls_files_opts="$git_ls_files_opts -z"
-	opt_sort="$opt_sort -z"
-	;;
--t)
-	text_files=1
-	;;
-esac
-shift
-done
-shift
-
-proj_dir="$1"
-[ "$proj_dir" ] && cd $proj_dir
-
-if [ "$text_files" ]; then
-	list_dirents . | sort $opt_sort | xargs file -N | grep ":.*text" | cut -d: -f1
-else
-	list_dirents . | sort $opt_sort
-fi
-
diff --git a/scripts/pkg.sh b/scripts/pkg.sh
index 5b17f792..01219310 100644
--- a/scripts/pkg.sh
+++ b/scripts/pkg.sh
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ scm_files()
 {
 	(
 		cd $TOPDIR
-		/bin/bash $MOD_SCRIPT_DIR/list-vcs-files.sh -f $@
+		/bin/bash $MOD_SCRIPT_DIR/scm.sh ls-files -f $@
 	)
 }
 
diff --git a/scripts/scm.sh b/scripts/scm.sh
index 1b965358..49698a8d 100644
--- a/scripts/scm.sh
+++ b/scripts/scm.sh
@@ -63,9 +63,106 @@ cmd_clean()
 	esac
 }
 
+cmd_ls_files()
+{
+	filter_deleted()
+	{
+		local rc_file="$1"
+		shift
+		local cand
+		for cand in "$@"; do
+			grep -q "^R ./$cand/" $rc_file && continue
+			echo $cand
+		done
+	}
+
+	output()
+	{
+		if [ "$zero_terminate" = 1 ]; then
+			echo -en "$*\x00"
+		else
+			echo "$*"
+		fi
+	}
+
+	list_dirents_cvs()
+	{
+		local dirs=`sed '/^D\// !d; s%^D/%%; s%/.*%%' $1/CVS/Entries`
+		dirs="`filter_deleted $1/CVS/Entries $dirs`"
+		local cands
+		if [ -f $1/CVS/Entries.Log ]; then
+			cands="`sed '/^A D\// !d; s%^A D/%%; s%/.*%%' $1/CVS/Entries.Log`"
+			dirs="$dirs `filter_deleted $1/CVS/Entries.Log $cands`"
+		fi
+		local files=`sed '/^\// !d; s%/%%; s%/.*%%; s%^%%' $1/CVS/Entries`
+		files="`filter_deleted $1/CVS/Entries $files`"
+		local d f
+		for f in $files; do
+			output "$1/$f"
+		done
+		for d in $dirs; do
+			[ "$opt_only_regular_files" = 1 ] || output $1/$d
+			list_dirents_cvs $1/$d
+		done
+	}
+
+	list_dirents_git()
+	{
+		local opts="$git_ls_files_opts"
+		[ "$opt_no_submodules" = 1 ] || opts="$opts --recurse-submodules"
+		git ls-files $opts $1
+	}
+
+	list_dirents()
+	{
+		if [ -d $1/CVS ]; then
+			list_dirents_cvs $1
+			return
+		fi
+		git status >/dev/null 2>&1 || {
+			echo "failed to list versioned files in $1: no VCS" >&2
+			exit 1
+		}
+		list_dirents_git $1
+	}
+
+	set -- `getopt fnzt "$@"`
+
+	while [ "$1" != -- ]; do
+	case $1 in
+	-f)
+		opt_only_regular_files=1
+		;;
+	-n)
+		opt_no_submodules=1
+		;;
+	-z)
+		zero_terminate=1
+		git_ls_files_opts="$git_ls_files_opts -z"
+		opt_sort="$opt_sort -z"
+		;;
+	-t)
+		text_files=1
+		;;
+	esac
+	shift
+	done
+	shift
+
+	proj_dir="$1"
+	[ "$proj_dir" ] && cd $proj_dir
+
+	if [ "$text_files" ]; then
+		list_dirents . | sort $opt_sort | xargs file -N | grep ":.*text" | cut -d: -f1
+	else
+		list_dirents . | sort $opt_sort
+	fi
+}
+
 # ------- here we go
+export LANG=POSIX
 myname=`basename $0`
-cmd=cmd_$1
+cmd=cmd_${1//-/_}
 shift
 if [ -d "CVS" ]; then
 	scm=cvs
@@ -74,4 +171,3 @@ else
 fi
 
 $cmd "$@"
-