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I searched my directory structure for a .cvsrc file - there are none. I pulled the CVSROOT directory from the repository, and looked at cvsrc. It is empty... Below is a captured command shell session, edited to remove redundant messages, and to comment ---------------------------------- C:\WGSV2\branch\CFC_PI_DB\covansys\src\java\com\guardian\client\swing>cvs version Client: Concurrent Versions System (CVSNT) 2.0.58b (client/server) Server: Concurrent Versions System (CVSNT) 2.0.58a (client/server) C:\WGSV2\branch\CFC_PI_DB\covansys\src\java\com\guardian\client\swing>cd panels *********** Getting the DB_CLIENTREFACTOR_04_09_09 Branch for the panels directory *********** C:\WGSV2\branch\CFC_PI_DB\covansys\src\java\com\guardian\client\swing\panels >cvs -z6 -x update -d -P -r DB_CLIENTREFACTOR_04_09_09 ? buttons/AddModifyDeleteCloseView.java cvs server: Updating . U InformationView.java P ScrollTable.java cvs server: Updating buttons P buttons/AddModifyClear.java U buttons/CloseButtonView.java P buttons/Delete.java U buttons/ModifyClearButtonView.java P buttons/OK.java P buttons/OkCancel.java P buttons/SearchCancel.java P buttons/SearchClear.java U buttons/YesNoButtonView.java C:\WGSV2\branch\CFC_PI_DB\covansys\src\java\com\guardian\client\swing\panels >cd.. C:\WGSV2\branch\CFC_PI_DB\covansys\src\java\com\guardian\client\swing>cvs -z 6 -x update -d -P . . . *********** panels directory is now being updated, and is being set back to the CFC_PI branch. *********** cvs server: Updating panels U panels/InformationView.java P panels/ScrollTable.java cvs server: Updating panels/buttons P panels/buttons/AddModifyClear.java cvs server: panels/buttons/CloseButtonView.java is no longer in the repository P panels/buttons/Delete.java cvs server: panels/buttons/ModifyClearButtonView.java is no longer in the repository P panels/buttons/OK.java P panels/buttons/OkCancel.java P panels/buttons/SearchCancel.java P panels/buttons/SearchClear.java U panels/buttons/YesNoButtonView.java cvs server: Updating plaf . . . ---------------------------------- "Tony Hoyle" <tmh at nodomain.org> wrote in message news:cl153b$2ed$1 at paris.nodomain.org... > Joe Enfield wrote: > > I tried this from the command line in the /com directory - with the same > > behavior: > > cvs -z9 -x update -P > > > > Is this normal behavior? > > I can't repeat this... I often work with multiple branches in my test > sandboxes and haven't seen any issues like this. > > Is it possible someone has put 'update -A' in your .cvsrc or > CVSROOT/cvsrc file? > > An update with TortoiseCVS 1.8.0 didn't display any problems either. > > Tony