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How to copy an old revision from another subversion branch to the head revision on trunk?

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Move the old trunk away

svn move http:///.../trunk  http://..../branches/abandoned_trunk

And then copy the old revision to become the new trunk

svn copy http:///.../branches/the_branch@1234 http://.../trunk

Thilo 2010-10-27 08:26:03

Would this remove the past revisions on trunk? I could do with keeping these on trunk if possible

2010-10-27 08:29:40

Nothing ever is removed in subversion. You can still see them by looking at /branches/abandoned_trunk. If you start from the new trunk, it will of course show you the history of the former branch (up to the revision when it was copied).

Thilo 2010-10-27 08:32:10

If you want to have a version history that has everything from the current trunk, and then a single change that puts it to the state of the other branch, you will have to merge instead.

Thilo 2010-10-27 08:33:55

Hmm, think I'll try the way you originally suggested. Thanks

2010-10-27 08:41:01

If you do not like it, you can move things back again ;-)

Thilo 2010-10-27 08:46:16

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