Re: SVN Copy Question...

BRM wrote:
>
> Is there a way to do the svn copy/move and overwrite an existing file in the same transaction? (i.e. instead of having to go delete the file first, then do the copy/move second, do it as a single commit, or have the copy/move comit the changes between the two files as the commit..).
>
Yes because you don't have to commit the deletion before you commit the
copy / move.

eg:
> C:\SVN\tests\test_wc2\dir1>svn del file1.c
> D file1.c
>
> C:\SVN\tests\test_wc2\dir1>svn mv file2.c file1.c
> A file1.c
> D file2.c
>
> C:\SVN\tests\test_wc2\dir1>svn status
> R + file1.c
> D file2.c

R + indicates file1 has been replaced. Note that after you commit it,
the "new" file1.c will have the history of file2.c

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Received on 2008-12-23 22:02:43 CET