Changing a file in a past revision

[Jim Grill <ji...@jimgrill.com>]

Hello All,

I accidentally committed private passwords in a conf file.  Is it 
possible to go back and remove those passwords from that file and 
recommit that revision?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Jim

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Re: Changing a file in a past revision

[Andy Levy <an...@gmail.com>]

On 3/6/06, Jim Grill <ji...@jimgrill.com> wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> I accidentally committed private passwords in a conf file.  Is it
> possible to go back and remove those passwords from that file and
> recommit that revision?

The whole idea of the repository is to have a full record of
everything that ever happened.  Revisions are stored in a binary diff
format; I don't believe it's possible to edit them manually (You can
take a look at revs/REVNUM and try it, but BACK UP FIRST).  Your best
bet is probably to do the dump/edit/reload dance described in the FAQ
(http://subversion.tigris.org/faq.html) in response to the "how can I
delete a revision?" question.

The site seems to be down at the moment for me, or at least requiring
a login to access the FAQ.

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