Re: Retrieving dead files from the Attic

[S I]

Here's another question I have on the same topic:

If a file is removed from CVS properly (by rm, cvs rm, cvs ci), what gets 
committed to the Attic exactly? Both the file and its sister comapnion 
file,v or just the latter?  I've noticed that I only get to see the latter 
version under all my Attic subfolders, if this is the case then I'm good but 
the original file needs to be visible in the Attic too along with its 
file,v, then our developers have not been properly deleting or removing 
files from cvs and we're in trouble.

I still have not managed to retrieve my lost files from the Attic, executing 
the 3 commands I listed.  They simply don't work and retrieve new files with 
zero or empty cotent.  Help!

Thanks.

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No, it was committed to the Attic in the subfolder where the file was 
deleted.  I'm now on the repository and see this file in the Attic.  
However, I'm not sure whether to retrieve from the server side or my 
desktop/client side?  The 3 steps I posted seem to be done from the client 
side?  Am I on the right track?  Thanks.

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Did you commit the file to the Attic? i.e. cvs ci 
myRepoPath/Attic/myFile.txt
Or did you commit to a branch but not to main trunk (or vice-a-versa)?

If the second is the case, then you can just merge the file from the
branch to the main trunk:
cvs co myRepoPath/
cvs up -j branch_name myRepoPath/myFile.txt

(Note the lack of Attic in the path)

--Russ

On 5/25/05, S I <address@hidden> wrote:
> We're running the cvs Repo on a linux box with no shell access to users
> who're on the WinXP client side, except myself as the Admin.
>
> A user accidentally committed files to the Attic and we need to retrieve
> them.  I've committed files to the attic many times before but we never 
had
> the need to retrieve.  I myself access the Repo via WinXP Dos prompt, as 
a
> client too to do my work and never login to shell except to create new 
users
> or do maintenance, etc.
>
> Can I retrieve the dead files from winxp client side by being in my 
working
> copy's specific folder where the file was deleted, like so:
>
> cvs –Q update -p -r (revision) foo.jpg > foo.jpg
>
> cvs add –kb foo.jpg (only if binary)
>
> cvs ci -m "Resurrecting the Dead!" foo.jpg
>
> If this has to be done on the unix side, do I have create a working copy 
in
> my $home$ folder?  I need specifics please.  Your help is very much
> appreciated.  Thank you.
>
> Steven
>
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