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Moving and renaming directories
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   The normal way to rename or move a directory is to rename or move
each file within it as described in Note: Outside.  Then check out
with the `-P' option, as described in Note: Removing directories.

   If you really want to hack the repository to rename or delete a
directory in the repository, you can do it like this:

  1. Inform everyone who has a checked out copy of the directory that
     the directory will be renamed.  They should commit all their
     changes, and remove their working copies, before you take the
     steps below.

  2. Rename the directory inside the repository.

          $ cd $CVSROOT/PARENT-DIR
          $ mv OLD-DIR NEW-DIR

  3. Fix the CVS administrative files, if necessary (for instance if
     you renamed an entire module).

  4. Tell everyone that they can check out again and continue working.


   If someone had a working copy the CVS commands will cease to work
for him, until he removes the directory that disappeared inside the
repository.

   It is almost always better to move the files in the directory
instead of moving the directory.  If you move the directory you are
unlikely to be able to retrieve old releases correctly, since they
probably depend on the name of the directories.