Hi Phil, This is standard Subversion usage according to the Copy-Modify-Merge model. Read in the SVN book for further details: http://svnbook.red-bean.com/nightly/en/svn.basic.vsn-models.html#svn.basic.vsn-models.copy-merge
Bottom line, if you want to undo local changes, you need to use svn revert. not update. Itamar O. On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 11:34 PM, Phil Pinkerton <pcpinker...@gmail.com> wrote: > svn 1.6.5 while in a working copy I modified a file for testing. > After testing I wanted to update the file I modified in the working copy to > the version in the repository. > > the resulting update did not replace the files in the working copy as > expected the modified file still remains. > > the only way I could have the update work was to delete the modified file > then do the update. > > Why did svn not update the modified file ? > > Phil > > > -- > " The fundamental principle here is that the justification for a physical > concept lies exclusively in its clear and unambiguous relation to the facts > that it can be experienced" AE > > Please Feed and Educate the Children... it's the least any of us can do. > >