svn - How do I move a single folder from one Subversion repository to another repository?

Question

I have a "docs" folder in a Subversion repository named "project". I've come to the conclusion that it should really be kept under a separate Subversion repository named "project_docs".

I'd like to move the "docs" folder (and all of its revisions) to the "project_docs" repository. Is there a way to do this?

Answer 1

If you have access the repository itself (not a working copy), you should be able to dump the current repository, filter it to only include information about the docs folder, and load it into the other repository.

Would be something like this:

svnadmin dump /svn/old_repos > ./repository.dump
svndumpfilter include path/to/docs --drop-empty-revs --renumber-revs --preserve-revprops < ./repository.dump > ./docs_only.dump
svnadmin load /svn/new_repos < ./docs_only.dump

Without access to the repository, you cannot maintain the revision history and you have to settle for copying the files into the new repository and committing.