How to restore single directory in a Fossil repo?

Question

Some commits ago, I deleted a directory in my Fossil repo. How do I get it back?

Answer 1

The simplest way would be:

• open fossil ui
• go to the last commit in which your directory existed
• click on “zip file” to download a zip of the repository at that time
• decompress only the right folder.

Answer 2

1. Clone your repository in folder 1

2. Open at the last checkin that contained the lost directory

3. Clone your repository in folder 2

4. Open the tip

5. Copy the lost directory from folder 1 to folder 2

6. execute addremove in folder 2

7. commit folder 2