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Asked: 2026-05-13T08:44:25+00:00

Using Subversion I try to commit with: svn ci dir/filename And I get this:

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Using Subversion I try to commit with:

 svn ci dir/filename

And I get this:

svn: system('emacs svn-commit.tmp') returned 256

What does this mean? How can I to fix it?

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  1. Editorial Team

    When you try to commit something to Subversion, it needs a commit comment. Unless you pass a commit comment on the command line (using -m message), Subversion will automatically launch your preferred editor. It appears that your editor is emacs, but there is a problem launching it.

    Either fix emacs, or set your EDITOR or SVN_EDITOR environment variables to a different editor that actually works.

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