TortoiseSVN makes it easy for developers to see, at-a-glance, the current status of the files in their working directory. If you've been following the examples in the book so far, you've probably already seen some of the file status icons in Windows Explorer—for example, the icons for Normal and Modified. These icons are added as an overlay icon on top of each file in your working directory.
There are nine statuses in total, and the statuses can apply to files or directories.
The following table shows the file statuses, and the icons used to represent them:
Icon |
Status Name |
Meaning |
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This is the status you want to see. A freshly checked out working copy (which matches the contents of the copy on the Subversion server) will have this status. | ||
The modified status applies if you have made a change to that file or directory. | ||
When a file is scheduled to be added to version control (but has not yet been added), this status applies. | ||
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