RFE: copy with metadataOnly should allow removed/replaced sources and added/replaced targets

Using copy with the new metadataOnly option (through the API) only
allows to "move" or "copy" a missing file onto an unversioned file. It
could also be helpful to copy/move metadata from a removed (or replaced)
source to an already added (or replaced) target.

Use case 1: the user has removed file "a" and moved file "b" to file "a"
without using SVN:

$ svn status
M a
! b

Goal is to preserve "b"'s history for the new "a" and have the history
of the old "a" being ended. With metadataOnly being more tolerant, this
could then be done by:

$ svn rm --keep-local a
$ svn add a
$ svn cp --metadata-only b a

Use case 2: the user has moved file "a" to file "b" and created a new
file "a" without using SVN:

$ svn status
M a
? b

Goal is to preserve old "a"'s history for "b" and start a new history
for new "a". With metadataOnly being more tolerant, this could then be
done by:

$ svn rm --keep-local a
$ svn add a
$ svn cp --metadata-only a b

Btw, currently "svn help cp" does not show a "--metadata-only" option at
all. Is this option intentionally not available from command line?

-Marc
Received on 2015-04-22 20:29:05 CEST