$ cvs status myfile.pl =================================================================== File: no file myfile.pl Status: Up-to-date Working revision: No entry for myfile.pl Repository revision: 1.24 /cvs/mydir/Attic/myfile.pl,v $ cvs update -j 1.24 -j 1.23 myfile.pl U myfile.pl $ cvs commit -m "undelete" myfile.pl Checking in myfile.pl; /cvs/mydir/myfile.pl,v <-- myfile.pl new revision: 1.25; previous revision: 1.24 done