SVN not updating recursively

svn recursion non-recursive
aspyct picture aspyct · Feb 14, 2012 · Viewed 14.6k times · Source

A few weeks ago, I checked out our whole SVN repo in --non-recursive mode. Now it seems that when I do a svn up, it does not update the folder recursively.

It's a problem because I'd like to get the changes from my colleagues without having to go through each directory and do a svn up manually...

How can I force the update to be recursive ?

Answer

Peter Parker picture Peter Parker · Feb 14, 2012

on next svn update command provide the parameter --depth:

svn up --depth infinity

on checking out a non-recursive checkout, subversion remembers this setting until you tell it otherwise.

Note: you should not use the parameter -N anymore as it is deprecated. Try to use --depth files or --depth immediates

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