Re: Tagging and disk space usage

Hi Sanjay,

Please keep the thread on the mailing list. That way others can benefit.

> I assume branches are similar.

Yes, branches are similar (actually equal) to tags.

> What happens when we commit to a branch then?
> Is it a copy-on-write operation?

Not exactly. When you commit to a branch the same thing happens as when you
commit to trunk: Subversion stores only the changes between your file and
its predecessor. (This is not entirely correct, but will do here. See
http://svn.collab.net/repos/svn/trunk/notes/skip-deltas for more info.)

bye,

Erik.

> > > Hi
> > >
> > > Does tagging a repository literally make a copy of the repository on
> disk?
> >
> > No, it does not. Only the fact that it is a copy is registered.
> >
> > > Where can I learn more about what happens when a tag is created? I'd
> like
> > > to find out the ammount of disk space taken up by a tag.
> >
> > The tag is a 'soft copy' which takes up next to no disk space.
> >
> >
> > HTH,
> >
> > Erik.
> >
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