cvs remove faq - how do I move or rename a file?
By Alvin Alexander on August 6, 2011
CVS remove FAQ - How do I move or rename a file that is checked into a CVS repository?
Good question. This is neither obvious or straightforward with CVS. It also requires administrator priviledge.
cvs remove example - how to move a file
To move a file that's checked into CVS and save it's revision history, do the following:
- In the CVS repository, copy the file to the new name or location.
- Then in a CVS sandbox, move to the directory where the original file exists, then execute these commands to actually remove the original file:
rm oldfile cvs remove oldfile cvs commit -m "moved to newfile" oldfile
As you might guess by looking at those instructions, you should also create a backup copy of your CVS repository before doing this.
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