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RE: update --dry-run (again) [Was: Know before downloading trunk how many files I'm going to download.]

From: Rob Hubbard <rob.hubbard_at_softel.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:18:25 +0100

> I realize it's a workaround, not a solution, but doesn't
>
> "svn merge -r BASE:HEAD --dry-run . ."
>
> do approximately what you would want 'svn up --dry-run' to do?
>
> Daniel

Yes, excellent.

This is probably exactly what "svn update --dry-run [.]" should mean.

Similarly for "svn switch --dry-run ..." as mentioned elsewhere on this
mailing list. Again that can be emulated by a dry-run merge.

Er, and another thing... :-)
        $ svn st -u
does not help when wishing to explore the possibility of
updating/"downdating" to a revision other than the HEAD.

In that case,
        $ svn update -r[N] --dry-run [.]
should probably mean
        $ svn merge -r BASE:[N] --dry-run . .

Thanks,
Rob.

>
>
> Rob Hubbard wrote on Fri, 17 Oct 2008 at 14:57 +0100:
> >
> >
> > > I may be missing something obvious, but what would svn update
> > > --dry-run provide which svn status -u would not? svn st -u shows
> > > what's changed locally and what's changed in the
> repository, so one
> > > could see where conflicts might arise upon
> > > updating, no?
> > >
> >
> >
> > Well, as you said, and as I commented in
> > <http://svn.haxx.se/users/archive-2006-10/0465.shtml>,
> > $ svn st -u
> > shows where conflicts *might* occur.
> >
> > On the other hand,
> > $ svn up --dry-run
> > would show where they *will* occur.
> >
> > Given that SVN already provides --dry-run for merge, I'm surprised
> > that there is so much resistance to introducing this option for the
> > update command.
> >
> > My impression is also that other users would find this
> option useful
> > for other reasons.
> >
> > I'd *also* quite like to see the remote changes without my local
> > changes, that is, show what files will be updated to my
> working copy
> > irrespective of my local changes. That's a slightly separate issue.
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Rob.

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