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Posted to dev@subversion.apache.org by Jeff Bowden <jl...@houseofdistraction.com> on 2003/08/07 21:33:58 UTC
[PATCH] new FAQ entry describing how to do an in-place import
Index: project_faq.html
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--- project_faq.html (revision 6669)
+++ project_faq.html (working copy)
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
<li><a href="#readonly">Why do read-only operations still need
repository write access?</a></li>
<li><a href="#removal">How do I completely remove a file from the
repository's history?</a></li>
<li><a href="#patch">How do I submit a patch for Subversion?</a></li>
+<li><a href="#inplaceimport">How can I do an in-place import (i.e. add
a tree to subversion without moving or deleting the original
files)?</a></li>
<p>
<strong>Troubleshooting:</strong>
</p>
@@ -743,6 +744,24 @@
<![CDATA[=========================================================]]>
+<h3><a name="inplaceimport">How can I do an in-place import (i.e. add a
tree to subversion without moving or deleting the original files)?</a></h3>
+<p>Suppose, for example, that you wanted to put some of /etc under
+version control inside a brand-new repository you created using:
+<pre>
+ # svnadmin create /root/svn
+</pre>
+To do this you would:
+<pre>
+ # cd /
+ # svn co file:///root/svn etc
+ # cd etc
+ # svn add apache samba alsa X11
+ # svn commit -m "configury"
+</pre>
+This takes advantage of the a hidden feature of add which allows it to
create working copies for directories which do not yet exist in the
repository.
+
+<![CDATA[=========================================================]]>
+
<p>
<hr>
<p>
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Re: [PATCH] new FAQ entry describing how to do an in-place import
Posted by kf...@collab.net.
Jeff Bowden <jl...@houseofdistraction.com> writes:
> >Jeff, I think your mailer wrapped this patch in such a way that the
> >'patch' program can't apply it.
>
>
> Sure.
Thanks, applied! I tweaked it to use 80-column lines, and to close
<p> tags with </p>, as that's how the rest of the FAQ is done.
-Karl
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Re: [PATCH] new FAQ entry describing how to do an in-place import
Posted by Jeff Bowden <jl...@houseofdistraction.com>.
kfogel@collab.net wrote:
>Jeff, I think your mailer wrapped this patch in such a way that the
>'patch' program can't apply it.
>
Sure.
Re: [PATCH] new FAQ entry describing how to do an in-place import
Posted by kf...@collab.net.
Jeff, I think your mailer wrapped this patch in such a way that the
'patch' program can't apply it.
Can you repost, with the patch as an attachment instead of inline?
Thanks,
-Karl
Jeff Bowden <jl...@houseofdistraction.com> writes:
> Index: project_faq.html
> ===================================================================
> --- project_faq.html (revision 6669)
> +++ project_faq.html (working copy)
> @@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
> <li><a href="#readonly">Why do read-only operations still need
> repository write access?</a></li>
> <li><a href="#removal">How do I completely remove a file from the
> repository's history?</a></li>
> <li><a href="#patch">How do I submit a patch for Subversion?</a></li>
> +<li><a href="#inplaceimport">How can I do an in-place import
> (i.e. add a tree to subversion without moving or deleting the original
> files)?</a></li>
> <p>
> <strong>Troubleshooting:</strong>
> </p>
> @@ -743,6 +744,24 @@
> <![CDATA[=========================================================]]>
> +<h3><a name="inplaceimport">How can I do an in-place import
> (i.e. add a tree to subversion without moving or deleting the original
> files)?</a></h3>
> +<p>Suppose, for example, that you wanted to put some of /etc under
> +version control inside a brand-new repository you created using:
> +<pre>
> + # svnadmin create /root/svn
> +</pre>
> +To do this you would:
> +<pre>
> + # cd /
> + # svn co file:///root/svn etc
> + # cd etc
> + # svn add apache samba alsa X11
> + # svn commit -m "configury"
> +</pre>
> +This takes advantage of the a hidden feature of add which allows it
> to create working copies for directories which do not yet exist in the
> repository.
> +
> +<![CDATA[=========================================================]]>
> +
> <p>
> <hr>
> <p>
>
>
>
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