Removing directories
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   In concept removing directories is somewhat similar to removing
files--you want the directory to not exist in your current working
directories, but you also want to be able to retrieve old releases in
which the directory existed.

   The way that you remove a directory is to remove all the files in
it.  Then specify the `-P' option to `cvs update', `cvs checkout', or
`cvs export', which will cause CVS to remove empty directories from
working directories.  Probably the best way to do this is to always
specify `-P'; if you want an empty directory then put a dummy file (for
example `.keepme') in it to prevent `-P' from removing it.

   Note that `-P' is implied by the `-r' or `-D' options of `checkout'
and `export'.  This way CVS will be able to correctly create the
directory or not depending on whether the particular version you are
checking out contains any files in that directory.