How to relocate copied svn folder

Question

i copied an existing svn folder (a) to a new folder b and want to also switch the repository url. Its still pointing to a repo.

i try svn switch --relocate but only get:

svn: Relocate can only change the repository part of an URL

What is the right way to do this task?

Thanks for your help!

You have (a) point to repo (1) and now you have (b) pointing to repo (1) but you want (b) pointing to repo (2) ? Is that about right? — nicolaskruchten
svn switch --relocate seems to be the right command for what you're trying to do. Double check the syntax and see if you're giving it the right parameters: svnbook.red-bean.com/en/1.1/re27.html — hexium
yes. i already created an empty folder at repo 2. Now i need to point b to repo 2 and ci the content? — phx
my syntax is like: svn --relocate svnserver.com/some/folder/a svnserver.com/some/folder/b — phx
If your repo2 is a new repository, why do you want your existing checked out folders (b, which is a copy of a) pointing to it? Wouldn't a fresh checkout work? — hexium

Dan McGrath Dan McGrath · Accepted Answer · 2009-11-26T18:04:50

--relocate can only change the base repository, not the path within a repository

For example:

To switch from http://serverA/repo/path/to/dir to another repo http://serverB/repo/path/to/dir you would type in:

svn switch http://serverA/repo http://serverB/repo

As per your comment

my syntax is like: svn --relocate svnserver.com/some/folder/a svnserver.com/some/folder/b

You cannot use --relocate to change folder path, only the repo.