Import files directly to SVN repo without checking out first

Question

I am using SVN and have a repository on a remote machine. Sometimes, when working on my local machine I realize that I need to add some new files to the repo. The usual procedure I know would then be:

1. at the current folder on my local machine checkout the whole SVN repo
2. enter there
3. copy the interesting file here
4. commit

But this can be a bit tedious. I wonder if somehow, I can omit steps 1 to 3 and import the "interesting" file to SVN directly without necessity of checking out the repo first?

Answer 1

Perhaps svn import is what you want ? Check the documentation for details.

Answer 2

You can checkout only the folder where the new files go, add the new files and commit.

Seems to me like what you're doing is dangerous. If you don't update from SVN first and re-compile the code, you might be introducing bugs or break the build. Maybe the interface of that class you're using has changed in the repository!