S I wrote:
>
> Hi
>
> I know how to delete and commit files to the attic and on the next checkout
> do a -P to prune out empty dirs but I have not seen any documentation on how
> to remove empty dirs/subdirs permanently. Is this not recommended lest you
> have to retrieve dead files later? And C
nniston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: S I <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
CC: info-cvs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Any consequences over removing a subdir permanently?
Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2005 12:13:32 -0500
MIME-Version: 1.0
Received: from mail.ssa.crane.navy.mil ([164.227.42.3]) by
mc7-f2.hotmail.com with Mic
S I wrote:
>
> Thank you as always.
>
> Do you think though that deleting a dir and later retrieving a dead file
> would confuse the dead file where to implant itself?
Well ... if you "rm -fr"'d the directory structure the file was in, you'll
likely be confused yourself, because not only is th
Todd Denniston wrote:
>
Clerity demands I respond to my own post. sorry.
> S I wrote:
> >
> > We have restructured our code so many times and we may soon port over
> > to a completely clean repository without its history. So in our case it
> > shouldn't matter but I see your point about NOT exe
Thanks for the input and all the helpful info. I'm glad I posted :)
Original Message Follows
From: Todd Denniston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: S I <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, info-cvs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Any consequences over removing a subdir permanently?
Date: Thu, 14 Jul 20
