RE: Rename svn-repository

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> From: Dennis Borgmann [mailto:dennis.borgmann_at_googlemail.com]
> Sent: 23 September 2010 11:46
> To: users_at_subversion.apache.org
> Subject: Rename svn-repository
>
> Hi subversion list!
>
> I would like to move a whole project to another name. Let's
> say, I have the project right now with a name called "hello",
> and I would like to move its name to "world", which commands
> would I have to issue?
> Afterwards each user should be able to check it out with this
> new name "world", not anymore with the repository-name "hello".
>
> Oh, and by the way all previous check-ins should still be
> accessible, so I don't want to create a new repository and
> copy all files and afterwards delete the old one, but simply
> rename it.
>

If, as I understood, "hello" and "world" are and will be in the same repository then just use svn move. This will preserve the history.

But can you explain what you mean by "all previous check-ins should still be accessible"? Once you have moved "hello", that won't be accessible in the HEAD revision.

G
Received on 2010-09-23 13:36:09 CEST