Re: Checking Out a Removed File

[Karl E. Jorgensen]

On Mon, Sep 30, 2002 at 08:52:40AM -0400, Jake Colman wrote:
> 
> I created a file on a branch, made numerous changes, and ulitimately removed
> it from the branch.  The file, of course, now exists only in the attic.  I
> now need to look at how I did something in that source module.  How do I
> checkout or gain access to a file that only exists in the attic?
> 
> I know that CVS sees the file since a 'cvs co <file>' will tell me it is no
> loner pertinent.  A 'cvs log' will show me the complete commit log.  But how
> do I get the damned source??

Just check out a non-deleted revision of the file.

>From 'cvs log <file>' you should be able to see the last 'non-dead'
revision number. Then:

    cvs checkout -r <revision> <file>

HTH
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