Cvs Checkout Attic Files

But in case you want to know the rule is that the rcs file is stored in the attic if and only if the head revision on the trunk has state dead.

Cvs checkout attic files.

Someone has cvs remove d the files. To retrieve a tagged file or set of files use the r tagname option to cvs checkout or cvs update. Global options the available cvs options that are given to the left of cvs command are. Cvs checkout or cvs co to make a local copy of a module s files from the repository execute cvs checkout modulewhere module is an entry in your modules file see below.

H display usage information about the specified cvs command but do not actually execute the command. The command will only generate output for serious problems. I ve moved the files out of the attic folder but when i checkout the folder the cvs gui doesn t show any files under the folder. This will create a sub directory module and check out the files from the repository into the sub directory for you to work on.

A dead state means that file has been. Try a command like. If you have access to the repository you can find all files in the attic with find. Use checkout to create a new sandbox and use update to modify an existing sandbox.

Viewing the files revealed that they re in dead state. Cvs keeps track of this and looks in the attic when it needs to.