is it possible to get all source from tag to working copy and then commit to trunk?

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in svn, my working copy is connected to trunk, now I want get all thing from a version in tag and replace all the thing in my working copy, but after the replace, I want I get commit back to trunk, but not tag, is it possible?

I found that if the source of working copy is get from tag, then it can only commit back to tag, but not trunk.

I am using subclipse version 1.8.8

So you want to replace 'trunk' with what's currently in the tag? — Roger Lipscombe, Apr 20 '12 at 18:31
yes, exactly, and after the replace, I can still commit back to trunk, but not tag. — user1169587, Apr 20 '12 at 18:33
This is a duplicate of [this question](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/991344/merging-from-branch-to-trunk-with-merge-range-of-revisions). Just replace the word `branch` with `tag` when you read it. — Ken White, Apr 20 '12 at 18:35
no, I want completely replace the trunk content with tag, but not merge — user1169587, Apr 20 '12 at 18:42

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 20 '12 at 18:33

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svn merge trunk tag .
you need to resolve conflicts if has any
svn diff
svn commit

answered Apr 20 '12 at 18:33

allenhwkim

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 20 '12 at 18:55

Delete the trunk directory from the repository
Rename the tag directory to "trunk"

Alternatively, you could:

check out trunk to directory A.
check out tag to directory B.
Delete the entire contents of A except for the .svn directory or directories. (In older versions there is an .svn subdirectory in every directory; in newer versions there is just one .svn directory at the top of the checkout.)
Copy the entire contents of B to A, except for any .svn directories.
Commit A to trunk.

Depending on what you use for your client-side SVN, you may need to do explicit "adds" for any new files or direrctories. Command-line SVN makes you do individual add commands. Tortoise tells you what the adds and deletes are and you can just click boxes. I think Eclipse handles the adds and deletes automatically. (Just 7 months since I used Eclipse and already I'm forgetting the details.)

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 20 '12 at 18:55

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svn move $repo/trunk $repo/old-trunk
svn move $repo/tags/1.2.3.4 $repo/trunk

answered Apr 20 '12 at 18:55

Roger Lipscombe

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is it possible to get all source from tag to working copy and then commit to trunk?

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