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Re: Readding deleted files
From: |
Cristian Gheorghe |
Subject: |
Re: Readding deleted files |
Date: |
15 Mar 2002 06:40:28 -0800 |
address@hidden (Larry Jones) wrote in message news:<address@hidden>...
> Cristian Gheorghe writes:
> >
> > I have removed a file (cvs rm command) which now needs to go back into
> > the project with the same name and in the same directory. The file
> > which was removed is now in the repository Attic directory. What
> > command can I use to be able to "reactivate" the file?
>
> Do you want to recover the old contents, or just create a brand new file
> with the same name? If you want to recover the old contents, use update
> with two -j options to undo the remove. For example, if "cvs log" says
> the current revision of the file is 1.40 (with state "dead"), do:
>
> cvs up -j 1.40 -j 1.39 file
>
> If you want a brand new file with the same name, just "cvs add" it and
> CVS will more the RCS file out of the Attic when you commit it.
>
> -Larry Jones
>
> That's the problem with nature. Something's always stinging you
> or oozing mucus on you. -- Calvin
Sorry for not specifying that. I wanted the file with the old
contents. The file should not have being removed in the first place.
The update with two 'j's worked. Thank you Larry.
-Cristian