Command to check if svn remote revision is updated

Question

I am very new to batch file.I am trying to write a batch file that will check in intervals if the svn remote's revision is updated. And if it finds the remote revision is newer, it will update the working copy. I have already tried svn diff and svn status . If somebody could help me with this problem I would be very grateful

Answer 1

I would back the comment by @LaurentH -- just run svn update and don't overcomplicate things unless you have a special case which you did not describe.

Anyway, if you are sure that you have a reason to check the repository before updating the working copy, try this approach:

1. Create a working copy .
2. Run the svn status --show-updates command (optionally with the --xml option).
3. Parse the output of the command to determine whether the working copy is up to date.

When you run the svn status with the --show-updates option, it places an asterisk next to items that are out of date in your working copy.

Note that there is a chance that you could make use of TortoiseSVN Project Monitor or Commit Monitor that periodically polls the repositories and checks for the updates.