[cvsnt] Re: how to rename branch

[Clovis Garcia]

When I need this kind of thing I just create the new branch based over 
the old one and then remove the old one. They will be exactly the same.

Regards,
Clóvis

On 22/2/2006 05:01, abaklg wrote:
> Hello!
> 
> We have module (directory) M1 and module M2 in repository R.
> 
> In M1 we have a branch "b_something" and in M2 we have branch
> "b_Something" (note the capital 'S').
> CVSNT recognises those branch names as different ones.
> 
> Branch "b_Something" was created by mistake and should have name "b_something".
> 
> Could someone tell me how to rename the "b_Something" branch to
> "b_something" with preservation of the whole branch history?
> 
> Does CVSNT has any support for this?
> 
> Or is it needed to substitute "b_Something" strings directly in *,v
> files in the repository?
> If yes does anyone know any script which can do this safely?
> 
> Concurrent Versions System (CVSNT) 2.0.58d.
> SuSe Server 8.0
> 
> Thank you in advance,
> 
> DS