Try: svn mkdir -m "Message with spaces" <URL> instead ... instead.
The "svn help" command reports that the syntax is of the form "svn <subcommand> [options] [args]", whereas you've done "svn <subcommand> [args] [options]" Eric On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 9:49 AM, Srinivasa Dara <srinivasa.d...@gmail.com>wrote: > Hi, > > I am currently seeing below issue with subversion command line..more > details below: > > I am using command line version of svn, version 1.6.11 (r934486 > <https://code.google.com/p/svnbook/source/detail?r=934486>) in GNU/Linux > > When I run any svn command with -m option which has spaces in the message, > throwing below error: > > svn: Illegal repository URL '' > > Example: > svn mkdir <URL> -m "Message with spaces does not work" > > Output: > svn: Illegal repository URL '' > > Note: I am using other machine with same OS and svn version, it works with > spaces in the message. > > Appreciate if you have a solution or a fix. > > > > Thanks, > > Srinivasa Dara > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: <svnb...@googlecode.com> > Date: Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 6:17 AM > Subject: Re: Issue 212 in svnbook: svn command line interface - Spaces in > the message throws errors > To: srinivasa.d...@gmail.com > > > Updates: > Status: Invalid > > Comment #1 on issue 212 by cmpilato: svn command line interface - Spaces > in the message throws errors > http://code.google.com/p/svnbook/issues/detail?id=212 > > This issue tracker is for the Subversion book. You appear to be having > trouble with using your Subversion client, though. Please contact > users@subversion.apache.org with your concern. > > -- > You received this message because you starred the issue. > You may adjust your notification preferences at: > https://code.google.com/hosting/settings > > Reply to this email to add a comment. > > > > -- > Thanks, > Srinivasa Dara >