AW: Modifing a single file

Vasilescu, Dan <mailto:Dan.Vasilescu@lmsintl.com> schrieb am Donnerstag, 16. März 2006 10:35:

> I want to modify a single file in the repository.
>

[snip]

>
> So is it possible to create a working directory that maps to
> a directory in repository without getting the files in it?
>
> I can use then cat to get the file into directory, modify it then
> commit it.
>
> It seams that update on a file get the whole directory again.
>
> Or maybe there is another way I cant' see.
>

No, there is no (other) way. The smallest unit that can be checked out is a directory. There is a feature called 'non-recursive checkouts' that will not retrieve the subdirectories, but from what I read on the list, it seems that the feature is broken.

>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dan
>
>
>
> Dan Mircea Vasilescu
> Software Development Engineer, Test Division
> LMS International
> Phone: +40 (268) 414 200
> Fax: +40 (268) 414 232
> dan.vasilescu@lmsintl.com
>
>

regards

felix

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Exozet Berlin GmbH
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