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Peter Crowther wrote: >> From: Jandir Bezerra >> I have some files under folder A, and I need to move those files to >> folder B. How can I do it without losing the history ? >> >> I've seen that, at the server, CVS store the files something like >> <filename>,v What if a make simple copy/paste of all these files from >> folder A to B? Would I lose the history? > > You will keep the history, and the files will be moved successfully. > This is a standard technique for moving files in RCS and CVS - and about > the only reason ever to touch the repository on the server directly! > > Of course, just in case, you'll take a repository backup first, right? And make sure that all developers know about this and have committed any changes to those files. There's also a chance that they will have to do some manual fixing of their sandbox after this, but I'm not sure. It's been a while that I had to do this. Gerhard