On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 9:15 AM, Paul Maier <svn-u...@web.de> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> a question about how to switch back a WC:
>
> I checked out a WC, and then switched some subdirectories to some other
> directories. I worked with that for a while, checked in, all fine.
> Now I want to switch my WC back.
>
> Can I automatically "un-switch" the WC?
>
> I mean: I could do a second switch and there I could manually specify the
> URL of
> the original subdir. That would work, but would mean, that I manually find
> out:
> - which subdirectory is in a switched state
>
>From 'svn help status':
Fifth column: Whether the item is switched or a file external
' ' normal
'S' the item has a Switched URL relative to the parent
'X' a versioned file created by an eXternals definition
> - what is the URL of the unswitched directory (how??)
>
SVN does not store this information - you'd need to find this out for
yourself.
> - manually switch back.
>
svn switch old_url sub_dir?
> Is there a way to issue some command that does that for me automatically?
>
You can run switch on the parent directory (using the same URL as it
currently has), and this will override any switched sub-directories.
> Thanks for hints!
>
> Regards
> Paul
Cheers,
Daniel B.
