Author: jcorvel
Date: Sun Sep 25 18:39:38 2011
New Revision: 1175524
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=1175524&view=rev
Log:
* publish/faq.html
(case-change): Update faq entry to reflect that changing case on Windows
is supported from 1.7 onwards.
Suggested by: danielsh
Modified:
subversion/site/publish/faq.html
Modified: subversion/site/publish/faq.html
URL:
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/subversion/site/publish/faq.html?rev=1175524&r1=1175523&r2=1175524&view=diff
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--- subversion/site/publish/faq.html (original)
+++ subversion/site/publish/faq.html Sun Sep 25 18:39:38 2011
@@ -1572,8 +1572,13 @@ problem at all. Just move the file to t
svn mv file.java File.java
</pre>
-<p>But this won't work in a case-insensitive operating system like
-Windows. In Windows you can accomplish this by copying the file
+<p>From Subversion 1.7 onwards, this also works on Windows, even though
+it's using a case-insensitive filesystem.</p>
+
+<p>If you are using Subversion 1.6 or older on Windows, or if you're
+using a case-insensitive filesystem with an operating system other than
+Windows, this technique won't work. In this case, you can accomplish
+this by copying the file
somewhere temporary, deleting the file from Subversion, then adding
the copy with the correct case. Or a better way is to perform a move
operation with Subversion URLs. Using URLs is recommended, because it
