Comments on: Cleaning an entire subversion working folder from ‘.svn’ folders http://www.activoinc.com/blog/2009/05/12/cleaning-an-entire-subversion-working-folder-from-svn-folders/ Web Development in a Web 2.0 World Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:48:07 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Ron Peled http://www.activoinc.com/blog/2009/05/12/cleaning-an-entire-subversion-working-folder-from-svn-folders/comment-page-1/#comment-1012 Ron Peled Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:26:46 +0000 http://www.activoinc.com/blog/?p=220#comment-1012 This is true, SVN export does a similar thing, except you need to export the folder to another one. In some cases you need to remain in the same folder or the export will not work because your working folder is no longer fully functional. The removal of the .svn folders works when your working folder was upgraded or changed outside of SVN's standard operations. I had to use this specific case when I upgraded an Ektron website. When you use the Ektron site upgrade it actually swaps out some of your folders. This results in some subfolders being under SVN control and some are not because they are missing the '.svn' subfolders. This method illustrated above is used to even out the plain field and even submit your new changes directly to SVN - so you can <strong>diff</strong> between versions of your site. This is true, SVN export does a similar thing, except you need to export the folder to another one. In some cases you need to remain in the same folder or the export will not work because your working folder is no longer fully functional. The removal of the .svn folders works when your working folder was upgraded or changed outside of SVN’s standard operations.

I had to use this specific case when I upgraded an Ektron website. When you use the Ektron site upgrade it actually swaps out some of your folders. This results in some subfolders being under SVN control and some are not because they are missing the ‘.svn’ subfolders. This method illustrated above is used to even out the plain field and even submit your new changes directly to SVN – so you can diff between versions of your site.

]]> By: David Wong http://www.activoinc.com/blog/2009/05/12/cleaning-an-entire-subversion-working-folder-from-svn-folders/comment-page-1/#comment-1011 David Wong Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:28:28 +0000 http://www.activoinc.com/blog/?p=220#comment-1011 Ummmm there is actually an easier way....use TortoiseSVN/Export. Ummmm there is actually an easier way….use TortoiseSVN/Export.

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