Re: How do I make a copy of a tag

[Max Bowsher]

Tony Obermeit wrote:
> I have a tag that exists on previous revisions.  I want to make a copy of
> the tag and then change the reference on several files to a newer
revision.
>
> Old tag
>
> file1 1.1
> file2 1.3
> file3 1.8
>
>
> New tag
>
> file1 1.3
> file2 1.3
> file3 1.8
>
> I know the command to change the revision reference on a tag but have
> searched the archives and documentation to no avail trying to determine
how
> to simply copy a tag so the new tag points to exactly the same revisions
as
> the old tag.

Well, never tried it, but:

cvs tag -roldtag newtag

should work.


Max.