Using Subversion, how can I cut from one file and paste to another preserving history

Question

The situation is that I\'ve spent some time messing around with some experimental code. I now want to move part of that code - about 500 lines - into another file, but I don\'t

Answer 1

If you want to copy in a new file and delete the old file :

svn mv

If you want to duplicate in a new file :

svn copy

If both file already exists :

# copy/paste with a text editor

You can delete a file an keep its history with :

svn del

With SVN you cannot keep trace of the history of a merge of two file. You can merge it by hand and keep a trace in the commit message.