I just took a closer look at what is displayed from the web browser and the repo browser. The file in question is actually a '\'. It displays as a '/' when trying to check out from the command line.
If this is posted in the wrong group and needs to be in another group please let me know. Thanks On Tuesday, August 16, 2022 at 1:06:09 PM UTC-4 Fiddler wrote: > Hartmut, > I was using the Tortoise Repo browser to try to rename it. I'm unable to > get it to my local machine, so the only way I currently have to try to > manipulate is through the repo browser, unless there is another way that > I'm not aware of. I think the whole issue is that having a filename that's > symbolically equivalent to a root directory is the issue. I'm just not > sure have to correct. > > On Tuesday, August 16, 2022 at 11:57:04 AM UTC-4 H. Niemann wrote: > >> Have you tried renaming it in the repo browser? This works without >> creating a file, so windows file name restrictions should not be a problem. >> >> >> >> Hartmut >> >> >> >> *Von:* Fiddler via TortoiseSVN <[email protected]> >> *Gesendet:* Dienstag, 16. August 2022 17:45 >> *An:* TortoiseSVN <[email protected]> >> *Betreff:* Help with invalid filename stored in svn database >> >> >> >> >> >> I just ran across an older repository in my SVN database that has a >> couple of files that have an invalid filename. The filename as seen within >> TortoiseSVN as well as viewing through a browser is '/'. If I click on the >> file while using the broswer, it opens up and I can see the ascii text >> within and it actually c code. >> >> If I try to rename using TortoiseSVN I get the following error: >> "Subversion reported an error: File not found: transaction 'xxxx-xx', path >> 'trunk/directory/subdir1/subdir1a/file' (where file is the filename I want >> to change to). >> >> If I try to check out using the windows command prompt I get the >> following once the bad filename is encountered: >> "svn: E155000: Path >> 'C:\local-repo\repo-name\trunk\directory\sub-dir1\sub-dir1a\\' is not in >> the working copy". Note the double '/' at the end with the final '/' being >> the filename encountered within the svn database. >> >> >> >> How can I correct this issue without causing harm to this or any other >> repo within the database? I was afraid to try to delete the file for fear >> of doing irreparable harm (due to the nature of '/' and what it represents >> on the Linux host). >> >> >> >> Any ideas are greatly appreciated. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TortoiseSVN" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tortoisesvn/fa53a1f8-c6ce-4bd6-bb0f-9f6e3d3e5acan%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgroups.google.com%2Fd%2Fmsgid%2Ftortoisesvn%2Ffa53a1f8-c6ce-4bd6-bb0f-9f6e3d3e5acan%2540googlegroups.com%3Futm_medium%3Demail%26utm_source%3Dfooter&data=05%7C01%7Chartmut.niemann%40siemens.com%7C11e1c096a7f141b8395708da7f9e40fd%7C38ae3bcd95794fd4addab42e1495d55a%7C1%7C0%7C637962614923823868%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=LT6BcQbAlaj5dor%2BMOQylVjADef6SGYI3cve%2FXRnqng%3D&reserved=0> >> . >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TortoiseSVN" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tortoisesvn/2ccf54aa-39d2-41f9-8a64-b3d12926d97fn%40googlegroups.com.
