SVN How can i add 2 new files from one branch to another branch?

Question

I have a branch which have 2 new files .I want to merge those files to another branch - NOT trunk?

Is it actually merge ?- because the new files are not in destination branch

I tried to do a check out of branchB and try to merge the files from BranchA

but gives me some error .What is the proper way to do it?

One more question - If i check out an existing branch , is it creating a new branch or just its copy in my local system?

Answer 1

Just Checkout the branch that you want to add the files and add them manually then commit. trunk or any other folder is treated the same. It's just a folder.

Checking out will copy files from server into your local system. depending on destination in your system it will copy new files and/or will give you warning if there are modified files in the destination.

Answer 2

If you have many files checked-in in branch A with revision number Ar, Now if you want to merge this revision Ar from Branch A to Branch B,

Simply checkout the branch B, inside src, right click -> SVN Tortoise -> Merge

Select the cross branch merge radio button (first one) , and give in the Branch A src URL, also give the revision number you want to merge into Branch B from Branch A.

Click the Test Merge button, to mock the merge

If all goes well, hit the actual merge button