Question

Using SVN command-line, how can I create a branch from the URL of my current working copy? (NOT from my local working copy, which may have local changes)

Looking for a direct way, without going through “svn info” to get the URL.

Answer 1

How about this?

svn copy ^/@HEAD <Branch URL>

EDIT

As branches, tags, and the trunk are just paths and completely arbitrary in SVN, I don’t think you’ll be able to accomplish what you’re trying to do without getting a little creative (e.g. outside of a built-in SVN command). To accomplish what I think you want to do, you can use a bash script (assuming Mac/Linux):

#!/bin/bash

CURRENT_URL=$(svn info | grep ^URL | cut -d" " -f2)

svn copy $CURRENT_URL "^/branches/$1"

Usage: svnbranch.sh newbranch