Is it possible to change dir name in repository by svndumpfilter?

Question

Is it possible to rename directory in svn repository.

Not create new revision in which this directory will be renamed.

I would like to change the name of this directory starting from the first revision.

As far as I understand svndumpfilter utility can be used for this.

Is it correct?

Does anyone can give me small example how to do it?

Answer 1

You should svnadmin dump your repository, process the dump file and svnadmin load the processed file in an empty repo. No svndumpfilter needed.

svnadmin dump /repos/path > old.dump

The dump file can be processed with Sed or another tool (be sure that binary data doesn't get corrupted) and replace the directory name. For example:

sed -b -e "s#^\(Node.*path\): dir1/dir_old#\1: dir1/dir_new#" old.dump > new.dump

Once you've finished processing the dump file:

svnadmin create /newrepos/path
svnadmin load /newrepos/path < new.dump