how to clone a branch

I am looking for a quick way to clone an entire branch hierarchy (branch and all sub-branches, workareas).

Of course, I can manually recreate the branches and use copy-to for the workareas, but then I can't be certain I haven't missed anything, or that permissions are the same.

The branch we are trying to clone has three sub-branches, each with several sub-branches, plus numerous workareas.

This is for TS 6.7.1 SP1 on Linux

Thank you,

Hans

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Adam Stoller

I am looking for a quick way to clone an entire branch hierarchy (branch and all sub-branches, workareas).

Of course, I can manually recreate the branches and use copy-to for the workareas, but then I can't be certain I haven't missed anything, or that permissions are the same.

The branch we are trying to clone has three sub-branches, each with several sub-branches, plus numerous workareas.

This is for TS 6.7.1 SP1 on Linux

Thank you,

Hans

Are you trying to clone the branch within the same store on the same server? Or in a different store on the same server? Or in the same [named] store on a different server?

Hans

I want to clone the branch within the same backing store, on the same server.

Adam Stoller

I want to clone the branch within the same backing store, on the same server.

Here's an idea that might work if you really want to clone the entire history of the contents of the branch:

Alternatively, if you really just want a surface copy of all the content, write a script that traverses the source branch and runs the commands (iwmkbr, iwmkwa) to create the target branches and workareas, and then runs iwupdate to transfer the content.

nirali

In simple terms, we are creating a copy of the branch in other store and renaming existing branch in default store, right ? Then copying back the branch from temporary store back in default.

1) Cant we create a copy of the branch in same store where original branch is ?

2) How to create default store ?

3) whats the difference between copying and migrating ? migrating also creates a branch withn same contents, right ? Is it required to use migrate when you want to create a mirror copy of the branch in different store ? If not, then why not use just "copy to" rather tha iwmigrate ?

thanks

Adam Stoller

In simple terms, we are creating a copy of the branch in other store and renaming existing branch in default store, right ? Then copying back the branch from temporary store back in default.

1) Cant we create a copy of the branch in same store where original branch is ?

2) How to create default store ?

3) whats the difference between copying and migrating ? migrating also creates a branch withn same contents, right ? Is it required to use migrate when you want to create a mirror copy of the branch in different store ? If not, then why not use just "copy to" rather tha iwmigrate ?

thanks

Does that answer your questions?

nirali

that does.

thanks