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Pragmatic Guide to Subversion
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Pragmatic Guide to Subversion

by Mike Mason
November 2010
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
150 pages
2h 55m
English
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14Moving and Renaming Files and Directories

Moving and renaming are almost the same within Subversion.[8] To rename a file or directory, you just move it so that it has a new name but is in the same location. To move a file or directory to a new location, specify the destination directory. You can also move and rename at the same time by specifying a renamed file or directory in a new location.

Moving or renaming an item is a two-phase process, similar to adding or deleting; first you tell Subversion you want to move or rename the items, and then you commit your changes to the repository.

If you’re looking closely, Subversion tracks a move or rename as an add of the item with a new name or in a new location and a delete of the old item. ...

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