[ILUG] cvs question

John P. Looney john at antefacto.com
Mon Aug 20 15:28:26 IST 2001


On Mon, Aug 20, 2001 at 03:24:16PM +0100, Ken Guest mentioned:
> a file that got checked into CVS here has the wrong name and I was
> wondering what the best way to go about taking care of the problem is.
> 
> Do I just rename the local file and the corresponding repository file
> "<filename>,v" as I don't want to loose the history/information 
> associated with that file.

 There shouldn't be any problem. I've done it here a good bit. There can
be problems if you have made branches and the like, but I've not noticed
it.

Kate

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