Remove a workspace in Accurev

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iman453 picture iman453 · Jul 21, 2010 · Viewed 10.3k times · Source

Is there any command which can let me remove a workspace from Accurev? I tried accurev rmws WorkspaceName, and it says its removed the workspace, but when I try recreating the workspace it gives me the message that the workspace already exists.

I'd appreciate any help.

Answer

Martin Ba picture Martin Ba · Jul 27, 2010

It is not possible at all in AccuRev to remove a workspace/stream/snapshot name once it's been created. Deleting a workspace is just marking it as deleted - for later revival if that should be necessary.

This is clearly stated in the docs (CLI.pdf):

The rmws command makes the specified workspace inactive. More precisely, it deactivates the workspace stream in the depot; [...] Note: after performing an rmws command, you cannot then create a new workspace with the same name. The name remains irrevocably associated with the inactive workspace.

You can change other parameters of the workspace though: You can give it a new name. You can move it to a new machine. You can move it to a new backing stream.

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