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From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
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Subject: Re: What's the deal with cc?
To: msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au (Michael Smith)
Date: Tue, 22 Apr 1997 14:23:37 -0700 (MST)
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In-Reply-To: <199704221713.CAA16591@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> from "Michael Smith" at Apr 23, 97 02:43:42 am
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> > Next question: how do I pull down /usr/src/gnu without pulling
> > down all of the !$%#! useless Attic files?  That's 30M of useless
> > crap, given the code duplication.
> 
> Try a refuse file in src-gnu with a pattern like
> 
> *Attic*
> 
> in it. See the cvsup manpage section on refuse files.

Well, the man page is not bvery useful, but I set the refuse pattern
and it worked (mostly).  You apparently *must* use a wildcard in the
pattern (real pain).

There are still some Attic files it graps, though...


					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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