Chapter 6. Command Reference

File → Open (Ctrl+O)

Open a local working copy or a repository previously checked out

File → Recent opened urls

This is a shortcut to open recently opened repositories. Clicking on this item opens a list to the side of the menu with several of the most recently opened local working copies or a repositories. Clicking on a specific item will open it in kdesvn

File → New (Ctrl+N)

Open a window with a new instance of kdesvn

File → Subversion Admin

Menu items with administration tasks for subversion repositories like:

Create and open new repository

Dump repository to file

Hotcopy a repository

Load dump into repository

For more information please read the output of svnadmin --help

File → Close (Ctrl+W)

Close current opened repository or working copy

File → Quit (Ctrl+Q)

Quits kdesvn

General subversion actions

Subversion → General → History of item (Ctrl+L)

Display lifetime log of the currently selected item. Be careful, this list may be really big!

Subversion → General → History of item ignoring copies... (Ctrl+Shift+L)

Displays the history log of selected item without following copies.

Subversion → General → Details (Ctrl+I)

Displays detailed information about selected item(s)

Subversion → General → Blame

Makes an annotated list over all checkins. That may consume time!

Subversion → General → Blame range

Annotate a range of commits for a file.

Subversion → General → Cat head

Shows the content of the last committed version of that entry. (May be different to working copy version if working on a WC!)

Subversion → General → Move (F2)

Move or rename item inside working copy or in repository

Subversion → General → Copy (Ctrl+C)

Copy item inside working copy or in repository

Subversion → General → Delete selected files/dirs (Del)

Delete selected entries. If working in a working copy you must commit your deletions afterwards.

Subversion → General → New folder

Create a new folder.

Subversion → General → Import folders into current

Select folders you want to import into the current selected directory

Subversion → General → Checkout a repository

Creates a new working copy of a repository

Subversion → General → Export a repository

Exports a repository to file system, i.e. creates a clean revision tree without subversion information.

Subversion → General → Lock current items

Mark current items as locked. Read the subversion handbook before using this!

Subversion → General → Unlock current items

Remove locks on current items. Read the subversion handbook before using this!

Working copy

Subversion → Working copy → Update to head

Update working copy to HEAD of repository

Subversion → Working copy → Update to revision...

Update working copy to a specific revision of repository

Subversion → Working copy → Commit (Ctrl+#)

Commit changes inside working copy for selected items to repository.

Subversion → Working copy → Diff local changes (Ctrl+D)

Display local changes as diff-output (without network access). This is the difference only to last state the working copy was updated to, not against the version in repository.

Subversion → Working copy → Diff against HEAD (Ctrl+H)

Diff's current working copy against head of repository.

Subversion → Working copy → Properties (Ctrl+P)

View/Edit properties assigned with current entry.

Subversion → Working copy → Add selected files/dirs (Insert)

Add selected files and/or folders to version control.

Subversion → Working copy → Revert current changes

Revert changes made in working copy and updates to last updated state.

Subversion → Working copy → Mark resolved

Mark conflicted items as not conflicted and remove associated files.

Subversion → Working copy → Merge two revisions

Merge two revisions of entries into working copy.

Subversion → Working copy → Ignore/Unignore current item

Edit property of parent folder of the current item so that selected item will be marked as ignored if not set, otherwise remove it from ignore list.

Subversion → Working copy → Cleanup

Clean up the working copy and remove (commit-)locks if any

Subversion → Working copy → Switch repository

Switch the root of the current working copy.

Repository

Subversion → Repository → Checkout current repository path

Create a working copy from the current selected entry if a directory.

Subversion → Repository → Export current repository path

Create a clean copy on local file system from the current selected entry if a directory.

View actions

Subversion → View → Refresh view (F5)

Refresh the current status of all displayed items. This will list each item asked for to be displayed at current status.

Subversion → View → Unfold File Tree / Fold File Tree

Expand or collapse the repository tree view.

Subversion → Log Cache → Stop updating the log cache

The log is cached and used to display the revision tree of a repository. Depending on the Internet connection, size of the subversion repository and history length this may take much time. Therefore you can stop updating the cache using this action.

Subversion → Add ssh identities to ssh-agent

Store your SSH-key password for your current session so no further entering of your password is needed.

Database → Show database content

Displays an overview about the cache database content for known repositories and allows to delete the cache or repository and access to repository settings.

Database → Settings for current repository

Display a dialog to adapt the settings for the cache, logs and statistics.

Settings → Quick settings

Load last opened URL on start

Reload last opened URL if no one is given on command line.

Logs follow node changes

Display ignored files

Show items marked in subversion for ignore or not.

Display unknown files

Show files not added to the subversion repository.

Hide unchanged files

Use this action to show only changed files and provide a clear and concise overview.

Work online

Working offline the log cache will not be updated, therefore the cached log may differ from real log.