cgd@broadcom.com writes:
> At Fri, 27 Dec 2002 22:10:51 +0000 (UTC), "Michael Graff" wrote:
> > With repository copy, rather than using CVS commands, you can maintain
> > history.  I do this a lot, using "cp" to copy the ,v files to a new
> > spot, then doing "cvs rm" to remove the old ones, with a comment
> > pointing to the new spot.
> 
> Actually, the way i see it, by using 'copy' you _LOSE_ critical
> revision history information:
> 
> Using 'copy' you make it seem like a file existed in a certain place
> before it actually did.

How about if one did a copy but altered the dates in the duplicate? It
is pretty easy to do that. One then retains a modicum of revision
history.


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Perry E. Metzger		perry@piermont.com