Does cvs2git migrates the Attic folder and the ,v files underneath it to GIT

Question

I am trying to migrate a cvs repo to GIT which has lot of Attic folders and ,v underneath it. How does the cvs2git preserve this removed files to the git repository for future requirements.

Answer 1

CVS uses the Attic to track deleted files. When I used cvs2git (version 2.3) it migrated all those deleted files and put their contents in the new git repo. Of course because the files were deleted, they don't appear in a cloned working copy. Do this to view the log of commits for a deleted file in your working copy cloned from the newly created git repo, which will help you get the file back if you need it:

git log -- path/to/file.py

Hopefully your Attics are in good shape, but if not this SO post discusses corrupt CVS issues - when a file is present and also in the Attic, a situation that should never happen:

CVS comma-v files in Attic and directory

Also see this SO post about recovering files from git:

Find and restore a deleted file in a Git repository