[TSVN] Re: [TortoiseSVN - FAQ] How to check for local changes

dev-return-9403-jens.scheidtmann=bayerbbs.com@tortoisesvn.tigris.org writes:

> Shlomy wrote:
> > User: Shlomy, mailto:sreinstein@esim.co.il
> > Categories: Daily use
> >
> > Is there a way to browse my local changes in a directory tree
> > (something like \"svn diff\") without actually contacting the server?
> > \"Check for Updates\" does this but it is slow because it contacts
> > the server. \"Diff\" can be applied only to single files.
>
> Yes, you can use the 'Commit' dialog. This gives you a list of locally
> changed files, and right click on any file in the list allows you to
> diff that file with the base copy. None of this accesses the server.
>
> Stefan:
> I can see why people miss this - no-one wants to select 'Commit' just to
> view changes, and there is always the worry that they will hit 'OK' by
> mistake and commit changes which they did not mean to.
>
> Is it worth adding a separate 'Check changes' menu entry (yes - yet
> another one) which is the same as commit, but with only the view
> options?

The command line client calls this "status" (aka "svn st"), so I would suggest using
"Get Status" instead.

Jens

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