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svn move (mv) — Move a file or directory.
svn move SRC... DST
This command moves files or directories in your working copy or in the repository.
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This command is equivalent to an svn copy followed by svn delete. |
When moving multiple sources, they will be added as
children of DST
, which must be
a directory.
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Subversion does not support moving between working copies and URLs. In addition, you can only move files within a single repository—Subversion does not support cross-repository moving. Subversion supports the following types of moves within a single repository: |
Move and schedule a file or directory for addition (with history).
Complete server-side rename.
When moving large trees you should be aware that the URL → URL moves are lighter than WC → WC moves. Moving nodes inside a working copy does more than just change directory listings (it will copy files, manage temporary files, and expand keywords) and may be significantly slower.
Also bear in mind that a WC → WC move in a mixed-revision working copy may yield unexpected results (see the section called “Mixed-revision working copies”).
Move a file in your working copy:
$ svn move foo.c bar.c A bar.c D foo.c
Move several files in your working copy into a subdirectory:
$ svn move baz.c bat.c qux.c src A src/baz.c D baz.c A src/bat.c D bat.c A src/qux.c D qux.c
Move a file in the repository (this is an immediate commit, so it requires a commit message):
$ svn move -m "Move a file" http://svn.red-bean.com/repos/foo.c \ http://svn.red-bean.com/repos/bar.c Committed revision 27.