cvs, “file should be removed and is still there (or back again)”

问题

I am trying to commit a project in which a file has been "cvs remove"d, but actually needs to be there. The contents has been completely rewritten, but it needs to retain the same name.

I am unable to either commit the project or re-add the file without getting this annoying error message. How do I "unremove" a file in CVS?

回答1:

This worked for me:

1. Rename the file

   mv mistakenly_removed_file wtf
   

2. Ask cvs to add the old version:

   cvs add mistakenly_removed_file
   

3. cvs then reports it has resurrected the removed file.

   mv wtf mistakenly_removed_file
   

cvs status reveals that the file is now "locally modified"

回答2:

cvs add FILE

Or, alternatively, if you want to get the latest copy back from the repository

cvs update -C FILE

来源：https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1287401/cvs-file-should-be-removed-and-is-still-there-or-back-again