Re: Rename multiple files in repository

Gleason, Todd wrote:
> I have to admit that it doesn't make sense to me that Windows is that
> peculiar here. The filesystem may be case-insensitive, but it does
> preserve case, and besides, don't the .svn folders store all the actions
> you want to commit? I don't understand why you shouldn't be able to do
> "svn mv foo FOO" so long as there isn't an existing FOO (and in Windows
> there can't be). The resulting "svn: Cannot move path 'foo' into
> itself" error to me is best characterized as a bug, rather than a
> platform limitation. I can type "ren foo FOO" with no trouble
> whatsoever, after all.

ren knows windows' internal quirks. From any normal application's
perspective you do have an existing FOO - just open it and see.

-- 
   Les Mikesell
    lesmikesell_at_gmail.com
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