Re: export vs checkout differences: files not updated

[Gerhard Sittig]

On Fri, Nov 10, 2000 at 23:07 +0200, Pekka Savola wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> The manual page states that export is basically just about
> checkout without CVS dirs and files therein.
> 
> However, I noticed that export doesn't update files at all; if
> they exist new files aren't exported.  The output is like:

I could be wrong, but isn't "cvs export" supposed to work into an
empty location?  What's the purpose for exporting into an
existing installation or sandbox?  By using the "export" command
you want a clean tree which could serve as a base(!) for
installation or delivery.  It's *not* an update mechanism.


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