How do I create a new branch with my working copy using TortoiseSVN?
I see the branch option, but I don’t see a way to name it somehow.
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How do I create a new branch with my working copy using TortoiseSVN?
I see the branch option, but I don’t see a way to name it somehow.
Branches in SVN are essentially directories; you don’t name the branch so much as choose the name of the directory to branch into.
The common way of ‘naming’ a branch is to place it under a directory called
branchesin your repository. In the “To URL:” portion of TortoiseSVN’s Branch dialog, you would therefore enter something like:The main branch of a project is referred to as the trunk, and is usually located in: