change svn working copy to another directory

Question

Q: So I have local svn setup on my mac. I want to change to working copy of a repository to another folder without 'svn checkout', so that I can commit some code that is not currently in the working copy.

Problem with 'svn checkout' The reason I don't want to use 'svn checkout' is b/c I don't want to overwrite the code into the new folder designated for working copy, because when I move the new code into the new designated folder and do an svn commit, I get an error based on the .svn hidden folders that svn attaches to your committed code.

What I am trying to accomplish? I got myself into this mess, b/c I am trying to add multiple versions of my code into different folders, so that I can compare them against one another.

Thanks, Jon

Answer 1

You can use "svn copy" to copy one or more files in a working copy or in the repository. More details: http://www.visualsvn.com/support/svnbook/ref/svn/c/copy/

I hope it helps.

Answer 2

When you do a svn checkout, it does not delete and overwrite existing files - it merges them (try it - make a backup copy of your target directory and then svn checkout into it).

However, the simplest way is to svn checkout into a clean directory, then copy your files on top of the checkout. Rename your current directory to something else if you need to keep the directory name for your checkout.