Glad I could help.  In Versions you can copy the same way as in the Finder.
Just hold option while you drag.  When you let go, it will ask you for a new
name for the copy.
http://svnbook.red-bean.com/en/1.0/ch04s04.html Here's the part of the svn
book that explains merging and reverse merging.  You'll have to do that from
the command line.

-Ray

On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 10:46 AM, Rob Lewis <[email protected]> wrote:

>
> You nailed it, Ray. Thanks!
>
> How does one do svn copy within Versions?
>
> On Jul 27, 11:42 am, Ray <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Did you use the Finder to copy the already version controlled folder
> > "Valid", along with the hidden .svn directory within it?  If you didn't
> use
> > the svn copy command from within Versions, you're sure to confuse svn
> > because the .svn directory contains the old "Valid" directory's
> > meta-information, but now it's in a differently named directory.
> > If this is what happened, you mucked up your working copy: I would
> > check out a new working copy and reverse merge to before the version
> > where you copied the Valid directory
> > to ValidfFXL.  Then I would commit that — this reverts the repo to before
> > you made the mistake.  Then, use Versions to make a copy of Valid and
> rename
> > it to ValidfFXL, and do all your changes and commit.
> >
> > -Ray
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 2:14 PM, Rob Lewis <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > > I have a folder caled "Valid" in my repository.
> > > I copied the local copy of the folder into my local copy of the
> > > repository, and named the copy "Valid fFXL". I added some more files
> > > to this new folder and renamed most of the others. I committed it to
> > > the repository.
> >
> > > Now, somehow, the original "Valid" folder has been populated with the
> > > new files from the "Valid fFXL" folder, and there is a question mark
> > > next to the "Valid fFXL" folder in Versions' browser. I can't get rid
> > > of this question mark. If I try to Add it, I get a message that it is
> > > already under version control. If I try Force Add, the question mark
> > > disappears briefly, then reappears.
> >
> > > How can I revert the "Valid" folder to its original state without the
> > > added files? When I try to revert, nothing happens.
> >
> > > How did those new files get in the "Valid" folder anyway?
> >
> > > And why do I have the persistent question mark next to "Valid fFXL"?
> >
> > > It's kind of looking like Versions is as confused as I am. I'm using
> > > version 1.0.4/65.
> >
>

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