Re: simple questions about checking out a file

On Fri, Oct 29, 2004 at 08:34:01AM -0400, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
>   for my wiki docs, a couple simple questions:
> 
> 1) is there any effective difference in using "bk co" versus "bk get"
> for checking out a file read-only?  i don't see any in terms of
> locking or anything (although, from what i read, "bk get" is not
> recommended for interactive use - i assume "bk co" is what folks
> should use)

They do the same thing, the get interface is more compat with SCCS and the
co interface is more compat with RCS, but they both run the same internal
function to checkout the file.  Use either of them.

> 2) is there *any* record in SCCS/ of a file having been checked out in
> read only mode?  not that i can see, but i'm just curious.  (i mean,
> short of updating the access time on the s.file.)

There is no record.
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Larry McVoy                lm at bitmover.com           http://www.bitkeeper.com
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