Re: cvs checkout question

[david]

> We switched to using CVS from PVCS a few months ago, and so far I like it
> a lot.  However, there is one thing that I can't find any way to do, and
> would like
> to know if it is even possible.  Can I just check out a single file, rather
> than the entire
> module?  When I specify a filename with cvs checkout, it says "cannot find
> module
> 'filename' - ignored".  Sometimes I make changes to a file in my working
> copy and
> then decide they should be undone completely, or done in a different place
> (e.g.,
> on the trunk rather than on my branch).  In this case I want to overwrite
> my copy of
> that ONE file with a repository revision, but I don't want to check out the
> entire source tree.  Is there any way to do this?
>
In which case you have the files checked out, and want to update them
in place.  That's what "cvs update" is for.  "cvs checkout" will create
a CVS-controlled directory tree, and "cvs update" will maintain it
after that.
 
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