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Asked: 2026-05-18T05:17:14+00:00

When doing a merge using the Subversive plugin for Eclipse, there is an dropdown

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When doing a merge using the Subversive plugin for Eclipse, there is an dropdown box named “depth” where, besides other options, “working copy” and “recursive” can be selected.

I always use the default setting “working copy”, but I wonder what the difference between “working copy” and “recursive” is. Can someone explain?

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  1. Editorial Team

    It must be similar to the depth options presented in TortoiseSVN (also in merge options):

    • recursive: entire tree, including all child folders and sub-folders
    • working copy: Retain the depth specified in the working copy. This option is not used in the checkout dialog, but it is the default in all other dialogs which have a depth setting.

    Note: The --depth option is new in 1.5 and restricts operation of Subversion subcommands to a certain depth within the target working copy or URL.

    This is more detailed than the Subversion documentation on merge.

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