CVS Update - move away file

Question

I am updating files in CVS. I put files that I needed to update in my unix folder. Using cvs add, cvs commit - I was able to add new files to directory. I was also able to update some from 1.1 to 1.2 using cvs update. However I am unable to update the version for one file, getting this error:

cvs update filename.scr
cvs server: move away filename.scr; it is in the way

Any ideas how to solve this?

Answer 1

Do exactly what it says - remove filename.scr. CVS update won't overwrite the existing non-controlled copy of filename.scr.

Answer 2

in the cvs hidden sub folder check if the folder of that file is on the list of entries, if so you have to add it