Name

svn switch — Update working copy to a different URL.

Synopsis

svn switch URL [PATH]

Description

This subcommand updates your working copy to mirror a new URL—usually a URL which shares a common ancestor with your working copy, although not necessarily. This is the Subversion way to move a working copy to a new branch. See the section called “Switching a Working Copy” for an in-depth look at switching.

Alternate Names

sw

Changes

Working copy

Accesses Repository

Yes

Switches

--revision (-r) REV
--non-recursive (-N)
--quiet (-q)
--username USER
--password PASS
--no-auth-cache
--non-interactive
          

Examples

If you're currently inside the directory 'vendors' which was branched to 'vendors-with-fix' and you'd like to switch your working copy to that branch:

$ svn switch http://svn.red-bean.com/repos/branches/vendors-with-fix .
U  myproj/foo.txt
U  myproj/bar.txt
U  myproj/baz.c
U  myproj/qux.c
Updated to revision 31.
          

And to switch back, just provide the URL to the location in the repository from which you originally checked out your working copy:

$ svn switch http://svn.red-bean.com/repos/trunk/vendors .
U  myproj/foo.txt
U  myproj/bar.txt
U  myproj/baz.c
U  myproj/qux.c
Updated to revision 31.
          

Tip

You can just switch part of your working copy to a branch if you don't want to switch your entire working copy.