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Restore a removed branch in CVS

By mistake I removed the branch name of a file using TortoiseCVS. I think this can be reproduced using the standard cvs client with this command :

cvs tag -d -B <mybranch> <myfile>

How do I restore it ?

I tried the following things :

  • Add the branch to the last revision
  • Add the branch to the last tag (in my case this is also the last revision)

In either way, a new branch is started and the revision numbering is changed (6 numbers instead of 4). This is not acceptable.

Solution

  • Suppose the revision numbering of the file is of the form 1.1.2.x

    Then use this command (you don't need to do a checkout beforehand)

    cvs rtag -r 1.1.2 <mybranch> <module/path/to/my/file>