[p4] p4 revert on a file that no longer exists

[Brian Colfer]

I assume you are asking this because the files are opened for edit,
otherwise a revert is irrelevant.  

If the workspace tree doesn't exist ... a revert doesn't make any sense
because there is no valid change list to revert.  You can nuke the old
client but I would first restore a copy of what the old workspace referenced
in the depot 

 p4 client -t intern.workspace1 new.workspace2

This will create a new workspace using the view spec from the old one and
you can sync.  If this is not what you want then help me understand what
state you want to be in after the "revert"? 

-----Original Message-----
From: perforce-user-bounces at perforce.com
[mailto:perforce-user-bounces at perforce.com] On Behalf Of Michael K O'Brien
Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 3:24 PM
To: perforce-user at perforce.com
Cc: mobrien at pixar.com
Subject: [p4] p4 revert on a file that no longer exists

Hola~

I'm sorry for asking this, because I'm pretty sure it's gone by a couple of
times, but I can't seem to find the answer in the archives.

I need to revert files held open by an intern that no longer works here. So,
the user's home directory and tree no longer exist. Is there any easy way to
get Perforce to just revert a file without having to refresh it?

MO

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Michael K O'Brien                         Production Engineering 
Pixar                                          mobrien at pixar.com

RENNY: But what made the thing go off right when we were over the island?
DOC: Probably a radio controlled detonator, actuated by a transmitter 
     below.

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