Deleting a folder from svn repository

Question

I sometimes make mistakes with svn and have folders stuck in my repository. I want to remove these folders but I cannot figure out a way to do this. Keep in mind I am very

Answer 1

You can use 2 step delete and commit for this as well. No need to use repository URL.

svn delete filename1 filename2 forldername1 
svn commit -m "[Message] Unwanted files and folder."

Answer 2

Looks like a commit message is required, and you do not have your system configured to launch an editor for you to add one (without specifying on the command line).

Try this:

svn delete http://www.yourrepository.com/svn/folder --message "Deleting"

Answer 3

To avoid similar messages in the future, add something like export SVN_EDITOR="/usr/bin/vim" to your .bash_profile (or something similar for your Mac :))