How to move svn folder one level up

Question

I need to move svn folder to one level up and keep all history

All files and directories from h_t_t_p_s://myserver.com/svn/Project/trunk/ into h_t_t_p_s://myserver/svn/Project/

I use a command:

svn move h_t_t_p_s://myserver.com/svn/Project/trunk/ h_t_t_p_s://myserver/svn/Project/

but it says:

svn: Cannot move path 'h_t_t_p_s://myserver.com/svn/Project/trunk/' into itself (h_t_t_p_s - should be https)

Who know how can I resolve that problem? Thanks!

Answer 1

I don;t know if you can move it that way, personally I would checkout repository, move folder in filesystem and then commit changes, deleting it at one location and adding at another.

Answer 2

Try:

svn switch --relocate https://myserver.com/svn/Project/trunk/ https://myserver/svn/Project/

Please test this in a seperate repository before you run it on your real one!

Answer 3

I don't believe you can move directly to existing directory (especially repository root). Maybe --force option could help.

If it's possible to checkout whole repo you could move every directory from trunk to upper level, it seems like more reliable solution

svn mv * ..

* is not supported by some svn clients

Answer 4

If you are willing to use TortoiseSVN then you can simply move the folder with the repository browser. That is how I usually move folders around, very simple and painless.