Configuration management life rename utility
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1. A method of managing renamed files in a configuration management environment, comprising the steps of:
- extracting a first file from a source control tool;
matching the first file to a second file, wherein the second file is a previous version of the first file having a different name.
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Abstract
A system and method that allows any user to perform a file name match in any Configuration Management (CM) environment. Given any source control tool, the present invention allows a user to access and retrieve previous names used of any file (or batch of files) for any specified version or all versions of a particular file or files.
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34 Claims
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1. A method of managing renamed files in a configuration management environment, comprising the steps of:
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extracting a first file from a source control tool;
matching the first file to a second file, wherein the second file is a previous version of the first file having a different name. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of managing renamed files in a configuration management environment, comprising the steps of:
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identifying a first file;
comparing the first file to a list of files including files that have been renamed;
matching the first file to a second file from the list of files, wherein the first file is a renamed version of the second file. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for managing renamed files in a configuration management environment, comprising:
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a first file having a first full path;
a second file having a second full path, wherein the second file is a previous version of the first file with a different name;
a source control tool having a repository;
wherein the first and second files are extracted from the repository; and
wherein the first full path is renamed to the second full path such that a source control tool can compare the first and second files as different versions of the same file. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A computer program product for managing renamed files in a configuration management environment, comprising:
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first instructions for identifying a first file;
second instructions for comparing the first file to a list of files including files that have been renamed;
third instructions for matching the first file to a second file from the list of files, wherein the first file is a renamed version of the second file. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A system for managing renamed files in a configuration management environment, comprising:
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means for identifying a first file;
means for comparing the first file to a list of files including files that have been renamed;
means for matching the first file to a second file from the list of files, wherein the first file is a renamed version of the second file. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A system for managing renamed files in a configuration management environment, comprising:
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a source control tool having a user interface;
a repository of files;
wherein the user interface includes an option that executes on files of the repository that have been extracted from the source control tool and matches files that have been renamed. - View Dependent Claims (34)
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