Thanks for the reply and your help. This specific project has independent and
unrelated files, so branching a file should not create or cause a problem.
Thanks again.
> Subject: RE: Checking out an old file, modifying and checking it back in>
> Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2008 09:39:15 +1000> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL
> PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]> CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > I would like to
> branch one file. Could I just branch > > the one file or do I need to branch
> out the whole > > project because of the 1 file?> > > > cvs co -r1.33 fileA>
> > cvs tag -b -r1.33 fileA> > > > I'm not clear on the syntax.> > > You can
> branch just one file, though some people do not recommend it.> > cvs co
> -r1.33 fileA> cvs tag -b fileA> > Or> > cvs rtag -b -r1.3 /path/to/fileA > >
> > #or IIRC> > cvs update -j1.50 -j1.33 fileA> > > > BTW - if not branching
> then this is what I would call the 'preferred> method' since a tool like
> CVSNT will record the 'mergepoint' and allow> you to 'see' that revision 1.51
> is related to 1.33.> > Regards,> > > Arthur
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