Version Control with Subversion - Electrical and Computer ...

svn revert
Now suppose you see the above diff output, and realize that your changes to README are a mistake;
perhaps you accidentally typed that text into the wrong file in your editor.
This is a perfect opportunity to use svn revert.
$ svn revert README
Reverted 'README'
Subversion reverts the file to its pre-modified state by overwriting it with the cached “pristine” copy
from the .svn area. But also note that svn revert can undo any scheduled operations—for example,
you might decide that you don't want to add a new file after all:
$ svn status foo
? foo
$ svn add foo
A foo
$ svn revert foo
Reverted 'foo'
$ svn status foo
? foo
Note
svn revert ITEM has exactly the same effect as deleting ITEM from your working copy
and then running svn update -r BASE ITEM. However, if you're reverting a file, svn revert
has one very noticeable difference—it doesn't have to communicate with the repository
to restore your file.
Or perhaps you mistakenly removed a file from version control:
$ svn status README
README
$ svn delete README
D README
$ svn revert README
Reverted 'README'
$ svn status README
README
Look Ma! No Network!
Guided Tour
All three of these commands (svn status, svn diff, and svn revert) can be used without any network access.
This makes it easy to manage your changes-in-progress when you are somewhere without a network connection,
such as travelling on an airplane, riding a commuter train or hacking on the beach.
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