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Asked: 2026-05-20T06:30:19+00:00

I needed to rename a SVN branch, so I did: $ svn move https://server/repos/myrepo/branches/oldbranch

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I needed to rename a SVN branch, so I did:

$ svn move https://server/repos/myrepo/branches/oldbranch \
    https://server/repos/myrepo/branches/newbranch

So far, so good — the branch has been renamed.

The trouble is, we have existing sandboxes checked out from this branch and when I try to update I get this error:

$ svn update
svn: Target path '/branches/oldbranch' does not exist

A fairly self-explanatory error. After a quick search I thought I had found the solution: Relocating SVN working copy following branch rename

The trouble is, that when I try to issue that command I get another error:

$ svn switch --relocate https://server/repos/myrepo/branches/oldbranch \
    https://server/repos/myrepo/branches/newbranch
svn: Relocate can only change the repository part of an URL

As far as I can see, I am using the --relocate command the same way as Sander Rijken. Any ideas why I get this error?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Just do

    svn switch https://server/repos/myrepo/branches/newbranch

    from within your working copy.

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