How do I switch to another subversion branch in Intellij?

Question

What is the concept of switching branches in IntelliJ? I must be either blind or an idiot...

I would assume there'd be a "switch to copy" option or something like that, but there is none...

EDIT for clarification: my prev IDE had a simple "switch to copy" option, which updated all files being different from current branch/trunk. IntelliJ seems to have a completely different approach to this, which I just do not seem to understand. The help is not very useful either.

Helpful keywords, links or hints are very much appreciated. Thanks.

Answer 1

刚发现切换分支是使用更新对话框（VCS - >更新项目，⌘T）完成的，我可以在其中选择我想要的任何分支，标记或修订。

Answer 2

For noobs like me that checked the "don't show this again" box in the beginning, and don't have the subversion update dialog prompting anymore, try this:

1. Use the command menu "Version Control" -> Show Changes View
2. In this view, go to tab "Subversion Working Copies Information"
3. Here you should find a "Configure Branches" link were you should be able to switch trunk & branches

If I may say, this seems quite complex, if anyone has better, I would be glad to hear :-)

Answer 3

Just use the "Subversion" -> "Update Directory..." with options. In case the "Update options" dialog is turned off, here is how one can move it back:

1. Go to: "Settings" -> "Version Control" -> "Confirmation"
2. Check the box "Display options dialog ..." for "Update"

Answer 4

If like me you hit "configure branches", and then chose the path of the branch you want - this is wrong! when in "configure branches" you need to select the path one level up from there

hopefully this helps someone like me...