Because without a working copy directory (and associated .svn
directory) there's nowhere to store the meta-data you need for the
file. You can "export" a single file by going to its HTTP URL. But
then it's not a working copy item at all, and there's no meta-data with
it.
-David
On Thursday, October 17, 2002, at 08:32 AM, Noel Yap wrote:
> --- Philip Martin <philip@codematters.co.uk> wrote:
>> That depends what you expect :) There will be no
>> entries for a or b in
>> project/.svn/entries. So you have three separate
>> working copies:
>> project, project/a and project/b.
>>
>>> Would it matter if they were files?
>>
>> You cannot checkout individual files.
>
> I see. Thanks for clearing things up.
>
> Just one question (with sub-questions :-) Why can't
> individual files be checked out? Is it a WebDAV
> thing? Or a .svn thing? Or something else?
>
> Thanks,
> Noel
>
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