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TortoiseSVN works but command line svn doesn't work?

Answer 1

A:

That's because you have not given the full path to your svn instal when trying to run "svn". For example:

TortoiseProc.exe /command:checkout /url:"< < your repository url>>" /path:"< < your working copy path>>" /closeonend:1 /notempfile /

You are better off just using the GUI.

P.S. TortoiseProc.exe must be in your PATH.

EToreo 2009-10-30 18:56:10

Thanks for the response - what does the code you posted do? I would use the GUI but sometimes the command line is faster - especially when TortoiseProc chokes up

George Mauer 2009-10-30 18:58:18

I have edited the command in my example to be more explicit. I hope that helps.

EToreo 2009-10-30 19:03:50

if you want to run the command line just download the SVN binary http://subversion.tigris.org/servlets/ProjectDocumentList?folderID=8100

AndrewB 2009-10-30 19:08:55

Answer 2

+4 A:

Check that both Tortoise and SVN are the same client versions. In explorer do Right Click -> Tortoise SVN -> About. Your version info will look like this:

TortoiseSVN 1.6.5, Build 16974 - 32 Bit , 2009/08/20 08:13:46
Subversion 1.6.5,
apr 1.3.8
apr-utils 1.3.9
neon 0.28.6
OpenSSL 0.9.8k 25 Mar 2009
zlib 1.2.3

So mine is client version "Subversion 1.6.5". From the command line do:

svn --version

You'll get something like this:

svn, version 1.6.4 (r38063)
   compiled Aug  5 2009, 12:42:52

Copyright (C) 2000-2009 CollabNet.

Small version differences are usually OK. Big differences are likely to cause you a problem.

The other thing to check is that you are storing SVN information in ".svn" directories for both versions. Tortoise lets you change to use "_svn" instead of ".svn" (in Tortoise SVN -> Settings -> General). This may cause you a problem.

Steve N 2009-10-30 18:58:04

Yes! that was exactly it thanks a lot!

George Mauer 2009-10-30 19:04:52

+1 because I never would have thought of this!

Michael Hackner 2009-10-30 19:20:54

Answer 3

+1 A:

Can you try to go one folder deeper to see if you have the same problem.

c:\code\MyProject\folder> svn status

or

c:\code\MyProject> svn status folder

Marcel Gosselin 2009-10-30 18:58:16

I understand how svn works...I am definitely in a working directory. No matter where I type svn status from I get that message.

George Mauer 2009-10-30 18:59:37

As Steve N pointed out before, verify if your svn admin folders are named .svn or _svn. If the latter you will need a custom built command line svn.exe that handles the _svn folders.

Marcel Gosselin 2009-10-30 19:06:41

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