Re: Retrieving dead files from the Attic

[Russ Sherk]

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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