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Arthur Barrett wrote: >> <e:\test\1\2\Docs>12>cvs ren Design.doc Simple-Design.doc >> cvs rename: Warning: rename is still experimental and may not >> behave as you >> would expect >> >> <e:\test\1\2\Docs>13>cd .. >> >> <e:\test\1\2>14>cvs ci -m "rename Design.doc" >> cvs commit: Examining . >> cvs commit: Examining Docs >> >> After this, if I do a checkout of 1/2/Docs, I still get the >> old name. I > > No idea - I just went through the whole gammut of rename commands last > week and they all work for me. Are you using the latest (2382) stable? No, 2151. Is that relevant? <P:\1\2\Docs>61>cvs ver Client: Concurrent Versions System (CVSNT) 2.5.03 (Scorpio) Build 2151 (client/server) Server: Concurrent Versions System (CVSNT) 2.5.03 (Scorpio) Build 2151 (client/server) > What does cvs log say about the file? <P:\1\2\Docs>62>cvs log SimpleAlarm-Design.doc RCS file: /projects/1/2/Docs/SimpleAlarm-Design.doc,v Working file: SimpleAlarm-Design.doc head: 1.4 branch: locks: strict access list: symbolic names: keyword substitution: b total revisions: 4; selected revisions: 4 description: ---------------------------- revision 1.4 date: 2007/07/02 01:38:00; author: gfiedler; state: Exp; lines: +75 -55; kopt: b; commitid: 404468856f56885; filename: Design.doc; ... ---------------------------- revision 1.3 date: 2007/05/20 17:09:34; author: gfiedler; state: Exp; lines: +132 -124; kopt: b; commitid: 1b8465080cd11d2; filename: Design.doc; ... ---------------------------- revision 1.2 date: 2007/05/15 15:42:31; author: gfiedler; state: Exp; lines: +148 -417; kopt: b; commitid: 2f04649d4e64888; filename: Design.doc; ... ---------------------------- revision 1.1 date: 2007/05/08 00:48:41; author: gfiedler; state: Exp; kopt: b; commitid: 94c463fc8d87948; filename: Design.doc; ... ============================================================================= This is from within the sandbox where I first tried the rename command and it didn't work. The commands I copied into my message (cited above) I ran in another sandbox. This original sandbox still contains a file Docs\CVS\Rename with the content --------------------- MMG/SimpleAlarm/Docs/SimpleAlarm-Design.doc MMG/SimpleAlarm/Docs/Design.doc MMG/SimpleAlarm/Docs/SimpleAlarm-Design.doc --------------------- Thanks, Gerhard