> > Bob Archer wrote: > > >> Thanks for the response. This I can do. However, what I want is to > get > > >> all of the history etc. into the trunk so that it looks like the > > >> repository was created properly to start with. The svn mkdir and mv > > >> commands do not work in the repository itself, only in the working > > copy. > > >> > > > > > > Sure they do... check out svn help mv: > > > > > > SRC and DST can both be working copy (WC) paths or URLs: > > > WC -> WC: move and schedule for addition (with history) > > > URL -> URL: complete server-side rename. > > > All the SRCs must be of the same type. > > > > > > > > > The mv will retain all the history. > > > > > > If you are on windows you can use the TortoiseSVN repo browser. It > makes > > stuff like this very easy. > > > > > > BOb > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > > > > > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > > > Version: 9.0.814 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2839 - Release Date: > 04/27/10 > > 14:27:00 > > > > > I've tried that with every combination of file://... I can think of and > > I keep getting errors. the disk layout is: > > drive D (Windows XP) > > d:\archive - normal directory > > under archive there are multiple repositories, each representing a > > separate project. > > I've created a new repository > > svnadmin create d:\MyArchive > > I created a directory tree to mirror what I want: > > d:\temp > > d:\temp\proj1 > > d:\temp\proj1\trunk > > d:\temp\proj1\branches > > d:\temp\proj1\tags > > d:\temp\proj2 > > d:\temp\proj2\trunk > > d:\temp\proj2\branches > > d:\temp\proj2\tags > > ... > > From d:\temp I ran > > svn import . file:///MyArchive > > svn list file:///MyArchive shows the project files > > > > Now, how do I get d:\archive\proj1 into d:\MyArchive\proj1\trunk? > > Here is what I am getting > > > > D:\archive>svn mv file:///archive/proj1 file:///MyArchive/proj1/trunk > > svn: Source and dest appear not to be in the same repository (src: > > 'file:///archive/crbuild'; dst: 'file:///MyArchive/crbuild/trunk') > > > > Ok, you can't svn mv from one repo to another. Why do you want another > repo? Just move within the same repo: > > D:\archive>svn mv file:///archive/proj1/* file:///archive/proj1/trunk >
Also, I think you need to specify the drive letter to. I don't use the file: protocol so not 100% sure... something like: D:\archive>svn mv file:///d:\archive/proj1/* file:///d:\archive/proj1/trunk BOb
