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Re: Overwrite a file with "svn update"?
Hans-Peter Nilsson <hp@bitrange.com> writes:
> On Sat, 19 Nov 2005, Steve Kargl wrote:
>> On Sat, Nov 19, 2005 at 11:29:36AM -0800, Jim Blandy wrote:
>> I believe if the file is in a cvs repository and the copy
>> in your local tree was not obtained via a checkout, cvs
>> will replace the local file with whatever is in the repository.
>
> No, it'll continue to update the rest of the tree but emit an
> error (i.e. not bail out immediately like svn). IIRC.
If the local file is identical to the check-out version then there is no
error and the local file becomes a version-controlled file.
Andreas.
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