We have a large SVN tree, which includes folders which have branches. For each project in the tree I work on, I used to have a separate check out for each branch, as well as one for trunk.
What I'm trying to switch to now, is a single checkout, but with a selective set of folders. I would do this by using the "Update to revision" option, along with "Update Depth" set to "Working copy", and using "Choose items..." to select the folders I wanted. I would then also check "Make depth sticky".
The issue I have is that I can't quite figure out how to tell SVN that I no longer need a particular folder (for instance a branch that is now in production).
I'm trying to understand the "Update to revision" dialog better to see if I'm missing something, and I realized that I don't quite understand what all the options under "Update Depth" mean. I looked though the TortoiseSVN site, and haven't found any good detail.
Can someone explain the differences between the following options under "Update Depth":
- Working copy
- Fully recursive
- Immediate children, including folder
- Only file children
- Only this item
- Exclude
I think I understand "Immediate children", "Only file children", and "Only this item". But I'm not sure what the difference is between "Working copy", "Fully recursive" and "Exclude" is.
Working copy: use the current checkout depth, i.e. don't change anything. If you check more items, those will be checked out fully/recursively.Fully recursive: that folder is checked out and all subfolders and their subfolders and theirs subfolders... i.e.: everything below that folder is checked outExclude: that folder is not checked out and left empty. Neither files nor folders inside that folder is checked outIf you want to remove a checked out folder, right-click on that folder in the working copy, select "Update to revision" from the context menu and set the depth to
Exclude