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I have a branch of the trunk. I need to re-set the properties of the externals in the branch to a different point.
My idea was to remove them all and re-set them with propset.
When I type svn propdel svn:externals http://path-to-branch/externals
I get
svn: E200009: Targets must be working copy paths
Whats the problem with my command?
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What are externals definitions? Externals definitions map a local directory to the URL of a versioned resource. The svn:externals property can be set on any versioned directory and its value is a multi-line table of subdirectories and absolute repository URLs.
Simply right drag the file or folder from one working copy to where you want those to be included as externals. A context menu appears when you release the mouse button: SVN Add as externals here if you click on that context menu entry, the svn:externals property is automatically added.
Your command is operating on the repository URL, not a working copy. Check out a working copy first:
svn co http://path-to-branch path/to/workingcopy
Then modify the property in your working copy:
svn propdel svn:externals path/to/workingcopy
Commit the change, and you should be all set. I would be remiss not to point out that it is not actually necessary to delete them first, propedit will overwrite whatever the property was beforehand.
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