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How to name local workspace using command line interfaces while checking out files from CVS repository by means of a tag

Right now i am using below mentioned cvs command line argument for checking out files from CVS repository.

# Module1_1_20_2017 is the tag name.
#Test/user_Test/work is the module name.
cvs checkout -r Module1_1_20_2017 Test/user_Test/workload

I want contents of this Test/user_Test/workload module to be checked out into a local workspace folder named as work which is located at C:\Jenkins\jobs\workspace\work.

But every time when i use the above command it creates empty directories after this C:\Jenkins\jobs\workspace\work local workspace as C:\Jenkins\jobs\workspace\work\Test\user_Test\workload. I want to get rid of these entire folders Test\user_Test\workload and after checking out files from Test/user_Test/work this module the local workspace should look like C:\Jenkins\jobs\workspace\work (not C:\Jenkins\jobs\workspace\work\Test\user_Test\workload) and this local workspace C:\Jenkins\jobs\workspace\work should contain all the files of this Test/user_Test/workload module.

What cvs command line will satisfy this requirement?In short I want to create a local name as in jenkins job configuration shown in the picture attached below. In short I want to give a local name as shown in the picture attached below.

Solution

  • Use the form cvs checkout -d <path> <module>. In your case that is cvs checkout -d work Test/user_Test/workload

    (Did cvs checkout --help not give you this answer?)