How do I create a branch?

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How do I create a branch in SVN?

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sparkes picture sparkes · Aug 5, 2008

Create a new branch using the svn copy command as follows:

$ svn copy svn+ssh://host.example.com/repos/project/trunk \
           svn+ssh://host.example.com/repos/project/branches/NAME_OF_BRANCH \
      -m "Creating a branch of project"

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