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Kieran Moynihan
Kieran Moynihan

Reputation: 593

TortoiseSVN vs Command Prompt svn switch error

I'm trying to switch my WC between releases (and/or trunk), and can easily do it if I 

Right-click > TortoiseSVN > "Switch..."

inside the WC directory, but if I try to run svn switch from cmd, I get an error that I'm trying to switch into a different repository:

C:\svn\EGS>svn switch file:///c:/repositories/repo2/releases/r2019
svn: E155025: 'svn switch' does not support switching a working copy to a different repository
svn: E155025: 'file:///C:/Repositories/repo2/trunk'
is not the same repository as
'file:///C:/repositories/repo2'

where C:\svn\EGS> is currently a WC for file:///c:/repositories/repo2/trunk.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 222

Answers (1)

Chris
Chris

Reputation: 2304

Your problem is that subversion repositories are case-sensitive, particularly when you're using URLs. While yes, when you're navigating through Windows Explorer or the cmd line, Windows can handle it, but svn needs to be compatible with case-sensitive file systems such as Linux/Unix and MacOS for example as compared to Windows's case-insensitive file system. Therefore, it's better to get into the habit of keeping your naming conventions in your repository consistent for both your directory structure and your svn commands/scripts.

To resolve your issue, you just need to update your command to:

svn switch file:///C:/Repositories/repo2/releases/r2019

Upvotes: 2

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