You can t check the attic out into your sandbox but you can examine its contents through a web interface to cvs.
Cvs remove attic.
Type d name attic exec ls 1 you can also list the files with the cvs log command.
The file isn t actually removed from the repository.
And do a rm y so this is removed from attic then cvs removes the yoyodyme folder too.
Try a command like.
Cvs tag r 1 6 f stable backend c by default cvs doesn t allow moving and deleting branch tags as this should not be done without understanding the issues that this raises.
For example the task just mentioned might be accomplished as.
Log r both of these will list the names of the rcs files used to store the file.
Each directory in the repository has a subdirectory called attic.
It should not matter from a user point of view whether a file is in the attic.
To move a tag specify the f option to either cvs tag or cvs rtag.
Because this actions the yoyodyme folder is still cvs.
If you have access to the repository you can find all files in the attic with find.
The file is no longer sent to sandboxes and it is removed from existing sandboxes at the next cvs update which displays the message cvs server.
It simply is stored in a special directory called attic so that its earlier revisions can be recalled.
Filename is no longer in the repository.
Removing files from the repository.
When you remove a file from the repository cvs puts it into the attic.
To delete a file say phoenix c.
A dead state means that file has been removed or.
Remove the v at the end of the file to get the file name you want.
The cvs remove command is used to mark a file as removed in the repository.
But because y is not cleared there is still y in hidden attic the folder x is still shown with a cvs entry also when it is empty.