Revive deleted file

[Joe Bain]

I've accidentally deleted some files from my repository and I'm trying to revive them from the history. I've found the changeset that introduced the files but I can't find an option to bring them back. If I click "Browse repository in this changeset" it just shows the current version of the repo. Sorry if this is a stupid question but I've been looking through the docs and google and I can't figure it out!

Thanks!

[calbzam]

Hi,

In order to revive the files, you can delete the changeset where you removed them or even better, you can use the subtractive merge operation:

https://www.plasticscm.com/documentation/advanced-version-control-guide#subtractive-merge

Regards,

Carlos.

[Joe Bain]

Thanks, I'll see if I can find the change that deleted these files. In git I would do `git checkout [revision] -- [files]` but I take it there's nothing like that in Plastic?

[calbzam]

If you are using the console, you should be able to run the following Plastic commamnd:

cm undelete --help
Undeletes an item using a specific revision.

Usage:

    cm undelete revspec path

    revspec             Specification of the revision whose contents will
                        be loaded in the workspace.
    path                Restore path.

Remarks:

    The item to undelete should not be already loaded in the workspace.

    The undelete operation is not supported for xlinks.

Example:

    cm undelete revid:756 C:\mywks\src\foo.c
    cm undelete itemid:68#cs:2 C:\mywks\dir\myfile.pdf
    cm undelete serverpath:/src#br:/main C:\mywks\Dir

Regards,

Carlos.

[Joe Bain]

Ah, that looks perfect! Thanks