Re: Retrieving dead files from the Attic

[Todd Denniston]

"Deborah Comeau (LCL)" wrote:
> 
> Hi
> 
> I am also interested in the best way to retrieve dead files. We have had
> several files and some directories deleted properly through CVS. We are
> working only on the head (no branches or tags yet, as it is a new
> project). I have run a few unix commands to determine which files were
> removed, (removed by one person on May 18th), but do not have the latest
> revision numbers. What is the best/proper way to retrieve these files
> from the Attic?
> 
> Deb Comeau
in a sandbox you can issue 
cvs history -cal name_of_removed_file
or
cvs log name_of_removed_file
to get the version numbers.

i.e. I issue:
cvs history -cal  $PATH/Makefile
and get:
R 2005-02-16 01:20 +0000 tdennist 1.8 Makefile $PATH == <remote>

The R at the begining is where it was removed, 1.8 is the 'dead' version, so
to get back a live version...
cvs checkout -r1.7 -p $PATH/Makefile > $PATH/Makefile
cvs add $PATH/Makefile
I think...

This is not intended to be direction to a gov contractor to do anything,
just a listing of information which _may_ answer the question which was
asked.
-- 
Todd Denniston
Crane Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC Crane) 
Harnessing the Power of Technology for the Warfighter

The opinions expressed here are not sanctioned by and do not necessarily 
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