Re: Rename directory

[Jim Hyslop]

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Kevin Old wrote:
> Hello everyone,
> 
> I have a directory, 17_coolest_things, and I'd like to rename it to
> 15_coolest_things.  There are several directories under it and I don't
> need to rename any files/directories under 17_coolest_things, and
> can't seem to figure out how to do it other than copying
> 17_coolest_things to 15_coolest_things and then doing a "cvs rm
> 17_coolest_things".  Then I'd have to remove all the CVS info under
> 15_coolest_things and then re-add each file/directory again.  Isn't
> there a better way?

It depends - are there any makefiles, build scripts, or such like, which
will break if you check out an old tagged version? If so, then 'cvs rm'
each file in 17_coolest_things, and 'cvs add' them to 15_coolest_things.

Otherwise, just have everyone release their working directories ('cvs
release -d'), go into the repository, rename the directory, and check it
out again.

> Also a side question, is there a way to recursively add files and
> directories under a directory with one command  - something like cvs
> -R add 15_coolest_things/ ?

No, the closest you can get is 'cvs import'. Either that, or the 'find'
command, with '-exec cvs add {}'

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Jim Hyslop
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