Kelsang Norpel wrote: > > apologies if this comes through twice - I posted it before i subscribed > to the mailinglist - so I'm not sure if it will get delivered... anyway > here's the message: > > hi all > > when I set up my repository I had a stray file called '--no-recursion' > that was a byproduct of a mistyped command. I have managed to remove > this from my local list, but when I do a cvs commit it fails. How can I > get rid of this file, since now I cannot do any more commits until this > error is resolved. (can I even just make cvs 'forget' about his file > altogether?) > > thanks, > norpel > Sounds like one of those EXTREMELY rare times where executing rm INSIDE the repository might be acceptable. note that you will probably have to escape the name because of the '--', it has been a while since I did it but I think your command would look something like: `rm ./--no-recursion` or from reading the rm man page `rm -- --no-recursion` -- Todd Denniston Crane Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC Crane) Harnessing the Power of Technology for the Warfighter
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