Synopsis

svk switch DEPOTPATH [PATH]

Description

This subcommand updates your working copy to mirror a new DEPOTPATH—this must be a DEPOTPATH which shares a common ancestor with your working copy. This is the svk 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 Depot

Yes

Accesses Mirrored Repository

No

Switches

--revision (-r) REV
--detach (-d)
--quiet (-q)

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:

$ svk switch //branches/vendors-with-fix
Syncing //trunk(/trunk) in /Users/sally/vendors to 31.
U   myproj/foo.txt
U   myproj/bar.txt
U   myproj/baz.c
U   myproj/qux.c

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

$ svk switch //trunk
Syncing //branches/vendors-with-fix(/branches/vendors-with-fix) in /Users/sally/vendors to 31.
U   myproj/foo.txt
U   myproj/bar.txt
U   myproj/baz.c
U   myproj/qux.c