> I do a checkout of an empty project > > $ svn checkout URL mydir > > Q1. So does this make mydir a working copy...? > > I try to add a file located elsewhere in the filesystem to mydir > > $ cd mydir > $ svn add /home/sample.txt > > I get a message saying its added. However the following ends up > blank > (shows no output)
Hmmm... you should get and error. Since /home/sample.txt is most likely not in mydir. > > $ svn status > > Q2. Shouldn't svn status show something here? Why does it not show > anything? > > --deostroll Because sample.txt needs to be in mydir or below it. BOb