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Avatar GeoffSmith 1 post

Hi,
I want to restructure our unfuddle subversion repository to meet the “trunk/branch” structure. Before I do this I want to snapshot the current repo, with all the edit history, so I can restore if I get it wrong.

I cannot tell how to do this with unfuddle, how can I execute the svn dump command?

thanks

Geoff

 
Avatar David C. Administrator 240 post(s)

Geoff,

Great question. You can get a dump of your repository by downloading an archive of your project. To do this simply click the link in the right-hand column of the Project Settings page which reads “Request a comprehensive archive of this project”. This will take a few minutes to complete, but you will be notified by email once your archive is ready for download.

However, if you are looking to restructure, I would suggest the following method for creating the trunk/branches/tags:

  1. Make sure that your working copy is committed up using your current structure
  2. In the root of your working copy, make the 3 directories: trunk, branches, tags
  3. ‘svn add trunk branches tags’
  4. Commit these directories as an intermediate step
  5. Also from the root of your working copy, “svn move” ALL existing files/folders into the new “trunk” directory
  6. Commit these changes

If you ever need your repository reset, please contact us at Unfuddle support with your account information and we will be happy to assist.