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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