RE: Feature request: Save the old file when svn revert

I completely understand that the action of sending to the Recycle Bin (in TortoiseSVN) is very system specific.

To simply rename the item being reverted as $item.$backupSuffix before then restoring the pristine item is presumably not that system specific?

Having this functionality in the base tool would then provide a benefit to all users and not just those using a specific IDE.

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David Grierson - SDLC Tools Specialist
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andreas Stieger [mailto:Andreas.Stieger_at_gmx.de]
> Sent: 21 July 2015 09:38
> To: Grierson, David
> Cc: 牛暁冬; users_at_subversion.apache.org
> Subject: Re: Feature request: Save the old file when svn revert
>
> Hello,
>
> David Grierson wrote:
> > > "svn revert" will delete the local changes and nowhere to find, which
> > > is dangerous.
> > > I suggest the default behaiver should be save the local changed
> > > file(if any) to "filename.local" and do the revert.
> > >
> > That's actually not a bad idea ... I've been burnt by this one a couple
> of times myself.
> >
> > Probably worth raising it with the dev_at_subversion.apache.org list to see
> if it's something that they've considered previously.
>
> Actually a feature in at least one GUI client:
> http://tortoisesvn.net/docs/release/TortoiseSVN_en/tsvn-dug-
> settings.html#tsvn-dug-settings-dialogs
> Otherwise it's rather platform specific to implement, and may be better
> suited for integrated clients.
>
> Andreas
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