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Re: parent directory is referenced by "svn info"?

From: <jblist_at_icloud.com>
Date: Wed, 02 Mar 2016 15:24:40 -0700

> On Mar 2, 2016, at 10:16 AM, txm <tmellman_at_web.de> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I am confused and frustrated by this:
>
> $ pwd
> /home/user/nodes/dev_5_main
>
> $ svn info /home/user/nodes/dev_5_main
> svn: '/home/user/nodes' is not a working copy
>
> $ svn info .
> Path: .
> URL: svn+ssh://user@10.120.11.5/COE/branches/dev_5_main
> Repository Root: svn+ssh://user@10.120.11.5/COE
> Repository UUID: (stuff)
> Revision: 2249
> Node Kind: directory
> Schedule: normal
> Last Changed Author: developer
> Last Changed Rev: 2241
> Last Changed Date: 2016-02-24 06:57:03 +0100 (Wed, 24 Feb 2016)
>
> Specifying the "current working directory" with a "." yields the information I want, but using an absolute path requires accessing the directory above? This is very problematic for my script. Is there a way out?
>
> Tom

I tested your scenario using svn 1.9.3 on OS X and I do not get the "is not a working copy" behavior you describe. You don't mention the version of SVN or of the operating system.
Received on 2016-03-02 23:24:53 CET

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