Move SVN repository without svnadmin dump/load
Domanda
I have a huge server Subversion repository which I should move to an external mounted partition. Of course there are possibility to make svnadmin
load
/ dump
or svnadmin hotcopy
, but in my situation it could take a lot of time, because of the size of the repository.
Could I avoid this stage and just to move the whole folder to new partition without to break any internal relations to the system location ?
I would like to do something like :
mv /path/repository /other_path/repository
I like this possibility with local client's repository, and it will help a lot, if such operation could be done with server repository also.
Soluzione
Yes, you can move it if you make sure that nobody accesses the repository while you're moving it.
Keep in mind: this might render existing working copies invalid, users might need to do a svn switch --relocate
so that their working copies point to the new location.
Altri suggerimenti
In theory yes, everything related to your SVN repository is contained within the hidden .svn
folders.