Re: How to abandon changes after locks have been stolen

Hi,

On 28 May 2010 12:43, davidd31415 <davidd31415_at_yahoo.com> wrote:
> If I lock a file on computer A, make changes, and then later steal the locks
> to that file on computer B and comit the computer B changes to the
> repository, how can I abandon the changes on computer A?
>

You should be able to update on computer A, and then revert the
remaining local modifications on the file.

If the update results in a conflict, resolve it using 'their' file entirely.

The stolen lock (AFAIK) has no relevance here.

> I thought I would be able to perform and update on computer A and bring the
> repository current but that didn't work for me.  I ended up deleting the
> repository and the downloading the entire thing again.

I suppose you mean 'delete the working copy'.

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Jean-Marc
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