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Re: README.txt, dav, db, etc. in repository

From: Joe Cooper <joe_at_enthought.com>
Date: 2003-11-19 21:52:06 CET

"C. Michael Pilato" <cmpilato@collab.net> wrote ..
> "Joe Cooper" <joe@enthought.com> writes:
>
> > > Chances are real good that the db, dav, hooks stuff *in* the
> > > repository don't actually represent the repository itself. This kinda
> > > thing can happen if someone runs 'svnadmin create' in a working copy,
> > > and then accidentally commits the little repos they made.
> >
> > Thanks for the quick reply Michael.
> >
> > So, do I 'svn delete' in a working copy? I actually have all of the
> > files in those directories, and such, in a checkout--so won't that
> > remove them out from under the repo? I'm still new to svn at this
> > point, and so I'm not quite sure how this kind of thing would play
> > out...
>
> Yep. 'svn delete' the things you don't want, then 'svn commit'.
> Also, allow me to point you to http://svnbook.red-bean.com/.

Thanks Michael. That did the trick.

I've studied the book quite a bit over the past several weeks, and I'm beginning to comprehend, but this particular issue wasn't covered. I just didn't want to further botch our repoistory due to ignorance. Backups are worth their weight in gold, but not having to resort to backups is priceless. ;-)

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