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Asked: 2026-06-11T09:33:16+00:00

I need to run a SVN update in script create in bash but it

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I need to run a SVN update in script create in bash but it fails. Can please you help to find out what am I doing wrong?

Script:

echo SVN Update
alias svn="cd C/Program Files/TortoiseSVN/bin"
START TortoiseProc.exe /command:update /path:"cd C/CCUE" /closeonend:0

Error in output:

+echo SVN $'Update\r'
SVN Update
' alias 'svn=cd C/Program Files/TortoiseSVN/bin
+ START TortoiseProc.exe /command:update '/path:cd C/CCUE' $'/closeonend:0\r' - line 7: START: command not found
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  1. Editorial Team

    Defining an alias for a directory change is not the same as executing that directory change. Also changing directory is not a good idea since then TortoiseProc would not know what directory you want to update.

    I’d recommend using TortoiseProc.exe full path or putting TortoiseSVN/bin in PATH.

    The error could be caused also by bash not finding START.EXE.

    I was able to invoke by hand TortosieProc without START using the following line

    $ "/c/Program Files/TortoiseSVN/bin/TortoiseProc.exe" /command:update /path:"d:\Dir\LocalRepo" /closeonend:0 &

    Notice how the path parameter has to be invoked by TortoiseProc and therefore has to follow Windows syntax. TortoiseProc complained if I used a UNIX style for the path.

    Tested on cygwin, Windows 7, TortoiseSVN 1.7

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