In general when working with WCs use `svn mv` instead of `mv` and `svn cp`
instead of `cp`.
subversion takes no notice if you use the regular mv and cp
On 10/18/06, Erik Huelsmann <ehuels@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 10/18/06, robert@infotility.com <robert@infotility.com> wrote:
> > Hello, I am wondering what is the effect of moving or copying a
> > directory in a svn sandbox. Let's say I've executed svn co and
> > now I have a complete directory tree. If I move or copy one of
> > the directories in this tree, does svn notice that?
> > I tried just that to see what happens, and it appears that svn
> > does not notice -- svn log, svn diff, svn revert all worked just
> > the same as they would on the original directory. That's
> > encouraging, but I would just like to know if moving/copying
> > sandbox directories is expected to have no ill effect in general.
>
> Each subtree is expected to be a valid working copy in itself, but
> moving a directory (without using the appropriate svn commands) in a
> directory which itself was a valid working copy subtree will
> invalidate the relation between the moved subtree and the original
> tree.
>
> HTH,
>
> Erik.
>
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Received on Wed Oct 18 21:54:58 2006