2012-06-01 06:47 AEST by Glen Starrett - If the user has "a.txt" and "b.txt" in a sandbox and then:

* Delete b.txt
* cvs rename a.txt b.txt
* cd .. && commit

>> Now you have 2 versions of b.txt vying for the same spot in the sandbox. 
Looks like the newer one (the renamed one) has hold on this spot:

>>>>
C:\Users\Glen Starrett\Documents\test\samp\samp>echo Hi > a.txt

C:\Users\Glen Starrett\Documents\test\samp\samp>echo Hi > b.txt

C:\Users\Glen Starrett\Documents\test\samp\samp>cvs -q add a.txt b.txt && cvs -q
 ci -m "" a.txt b.txt
cvsntsrv server: use 'cvsntsrv commit' to add these files permanently
RCS file: /myrepo/samp/samp/a.txt,v
done
Checking in a.txt;
/myrepo/samp/samp/a.txt,v  <--  a.txt
initial revision: 1.1
done
RCS file: /myrepo/samp/samp/b.txt,v
done
Checking in b.txt;
/myrepo/samp/samp/b.txt,v  <--  b.txt
initial revision: 1.1
done

C:\Users\Glen Starrett\Documents\test\samp\samp>del b.txt

C:\Users\Glen Starrett\Documents\test\samp\samp>cvs ren a.txt b.txt
cvs rename: Warning: Use rename only as described in the eBook "All About CVS".

C:\Users\Glen Starrett\Documents\test\samp\samp>cd ..

C:\Users\Glen Starrett\Documents\test\samp>cvs ci -m "renamed a to b"
cvs commit: Examining .
cvs commit: Examining icotest
cvs commit: Examining promo
cvs commit: Examining samp
cvs commit: Examining samp/samp
cvsntsrv server: Examining samp
cvsntsrv server: Examining samp/samp
Checking in hi1.txt;
/myrepo/samp/hi1.txt,v  <--  hi1.txt
new revision: 1.22; previous revision: 1.21
done
/myrepo/samp/samp/.directory_history,v  <--  directory update
new revision: 1.2; previous revision: 1.1
done

C:\Users\Glen Starrett\Documents\test\samp>cd samp

C:\Users\Glen Starrett\Documents\test\samp\samp>cvs up -dP
cvsntsrv server: Updating .
cvsntsrv server: Updating samp

C:\Users\Glen Starrett\Documents\test\samp\samp>echo more stuff >> b.txt

C:\Users\Glen Starrett\Documents\test\samp\samp>cvs ci -m "more in b"
cvs commit: Examining .
cvs commit: Examining samp
Checking in b.txt;
/myrepo/samp/samp/a.txt,v  <--  b.txt
new revision: 1.2; previous revision: 1.1
done

C:\Users\Glen Starrett\Documents\test\samp\samp>del b.txt

C:\Users\Glen Starrett\Documents\test\samp\samp>cvs up -dP
cvsntsrv server: Updating .
U b.txt
cvsntsrv server: Updating samp

C:\Users\Glen Starrett\Documents\test\samp\samp>type b.txt
Hi
more stuff

C:\Users\Glen Starrett\Documents\test\samp\samp>cvs log b.txt

RCS file: /myrepo/samp/samp/b.txt,v
Working file: b.txt
head: 1.2
branch:
locks: strict
access list:
symbolic names:
keyword substitution: kv
total revisions: 2;     selected revisions: 2
description:
----------------------------
revision 1.2
date: 2012/05/31 19:42:39;  author: Europa\Glen Starrett;  state: Exp;  lines: +
1 -0;  kopt: kv;  commitid: 15e04fc7c8197a40;  username: Europa\Glen Starrett;
filename: b.txt;
more in b
----------------------------
revision 1.1
date: 2012/05/31 19:41:45;  author: Europa\Glen Starrett;  state: Exp;  kopt: kv
;  commitid: b704fc7c8fe7d2c;  username: Europa\Glen Starrett;  filename: a.txt;

*** empty log message ***
=============================================================================

C:\Users\Glen Starrett\Documents\test\samp\samp>cvs log a.txt
cvsntsrv server: nothing known about a.txt

C:\Users\Glen Starrett\Documents\test\samp\samp>cvs rlog samp/samp/b.txt

RCS file: /myrepo/samp/samp/b.txt,v
head: 1.1
branch:
locks: strict
access list:
symbolic names:
keyword substitution: kv
total revisions: 1;     selected revisions: 1
description:
----------------------------
revision 1.1
date: 2012/05/31 19:41:45;  author: Europa\Glen Starrett;  state: Exp;  kopt: kv
;  commitid: b704fc7c8fe7d2c;  username: Europa\Glen Starrett;  filename: b.txt;

*** empty log message ***
=============================================================================

C:\Users\Glen Starrett\Documents\test\samp\samp>cvs rlog samp/samp/a.txt

RCS file: /myrepo/samp/samp/a.txt,v
head: 1.2
branch:
locks: strict
access list:
symbolic names:
keyword substitution: kv
total revisions: 2;     selected revisions: 2
description:
----------------------------
revision 1.2
date: 2012/05/31 19:42:39;  author: Europa\Glen Starrett;  state: Exp;  lines: +
1 -0;  kopt: kv;  commitid: 15e04fc7c8197a40;  username: Europa\Glen Starrett;
filename: b.txt;
more in b
----------------------------
revision 1.1
date: 2012/05/31 19:41:45;  author: Europa\Glen Starrett;  state: Exp;  kopt: kv
;  commitid: b704fc7c8fe7d2c;  username: Europa\Glen Starrett;  filename: a.txt;

*** empty log message ***
=============================================================================

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