remove / rm SVN Command

How to use remove / rm SVN (Subversion) Command in Linux / Windows?

Explanation


remove / rm command is used to eliminate a file or directory from a working copy or the repository.

Usage:

svn rm <filename>
or
svn remove <filename>

Example:

  • To delete a file from server repo, you should have the same version of the file locally and commit after delete.
    svn remove test1.txt
    or
    svn rm test1.txt
    Output:-----------------------------------------------
    D test1.txt
    D - Deleting a file.
    test1.txt. - Deleted filename.
  • --------------------------------------------------------
  • Then commit after delete.
    svn ci -m Delete

Result:


From the above cmd, the file 'test1.txt' will be eradicated from both the server and local repository.Dont forget to call svn commit to remove the file from the server repo.

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