On Fri, Sep 27, 2019 at 12:51 PM Bo Berglund <bo.bergl...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I need to create a project in the repository where I will use files that have > been worked on in different test projects. All projects are part of the same > repository. > > So in the new project I will have both new files and files from two existing > projects within the repository. > I know I could export the existing files into a directory on the client and > collect the > old and new files here and then create the new project from this directory. > But then there is no history available for the old files preceding the > current time... > > I wonder if I will get the history along with the files if I make a server > side copy: > > svn cp <oldprojecturl>/filename <newprojecturl>/filename > > > > Best Regards, > > Bo Berglund
Short answer: Yes. Long answer: A server side copy is the same mechanism you use to make branches and tags. Subversion doesn't really care about the reason for the copy; it automatically follows the line of history, for example if you later do 'svn log filename' (unless you use the --stop-on-copy argument to svn log).
