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RE: branch/tag short questions


From: Jim.Hyslop
Subject: RE: branch/tag short questions
Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 10:31:20 -0400

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Richard Pfeiffer wrote:
> Three short questions:
>  
> We have dev grp that labeled a tag the same as the branch.
> Now they can't get to the branch.
>  
> 1) Is their a way we can rename the tag?
Not directly. You can add new tags (specify the -r option to make it apply
to the same revision as an existing tag) and delete the old tags,
effectively renaming them.

You can convert a non-branch tag into a branch tag by using the -F option,
e.g.:

cvs tag xxx filename
# oops - meant it to be a branch:
cvs tag -F -b xxx filename

If there are a lot of files and you omit 'filename', CVS will ignore the
command for files that already have the tag as a branch.

HTH!

-- 
Jim Hyslop
Senior Software Designer
Leitch Technology International Inc. (http://www.leitch.com)
Columnist, C/C++ Users Journal (http://www.cuj.com/experts)     




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