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CVSmapfs

CVSmapfs records the owners, groups, modes, symlinks, or devices so you can restore it after a checkout, and then delete non-files and non-dirs.

CVSmapfs restores empty directories that CVS 'optimized away'. It deals transparently with funny characters in filenames and warns you when they might cause CVS or RCS to misbehave. It puts hard links back, even when they aren't in the same directory.

Where to Get CVSmapfs:
  • Download CVSmapfs from the Working Version FTP site.

For More Information:

Mailing Lists and NewsGroups:
  • The most appropriate mailing list is info-cvs which also covers CVS itself in addition to cvsmapfs. To subscribe send mail to info-cvs-request@gnu.org.
  • The newsgroup for cvsmapfs (and other version control systems) is comp.software.config-mgmt.

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Derek Price, CVS developer and technical editor of Essential CVS (Essentials line from O'Reilly Press) , and others offer consulting services and training through Ximbiot.