Synopsis

svk import [PATH] DEPOTPATH

svk import DEPOTPATH PATH

Description

Recursively commit a copy of PATH to DEPOTPATH. If PATH is omitted “.” is assumed. Parent directories are created in the repository as necessary.

Alternate Names

None

Changes

Depot, and Mirrored Repository if DEPOTPATH refers to a mirror.

Accesses Depot

Yes

Accesses Mirrored Repository

Only if importing to a mirrored path in the depot.

Switches

--from-checkout (-f)
--to-checkout (-t)
--message (-m)
--file (-F)
--template
--encoding ENC
--patch (-P) NAME
--sign (-S)
--check-only (-C)
--non-recursive (-N)
--direct

Examples

This imports the local directory myproj into the root of your depot:

$ svk import --message "New import" myproj //
Committed revision 25.
Directory /Users/sally/myproj imported to depotpath // as revision 25.

This imports the local directory myproj into trunk/misc in your depot. The directory trunk/misc need not exist before you import into it—svk import will recursively create directories for you:

$ svk import --message "New import" myproj //trunk/misc/myproj
Committed revision 26.
Import path //trunk/misc/myproj initialized.
Committed revision 27.
Directory /Users/sally/myproj imported to depotpath //trunk/misc/myproj as revision 27.

After importing data, note that the original tree is not under version control. If you wish to use the original tree as a working copy right away you need to specify the --to-checkout switch to import. Alternatively you can svk checkout a fresh working copy of the tree.

By default svk will not let you import from a tree that is already a working copy. If you wish to do so anyway you need to specify the --from-checkout switch.