en-US/about_PoshSvnTarget.help.txt
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about_poshsvntarget Short description Describes how to specify cmdlet target. Long description Some Subversion operations support specifying either a local Path to a working copy or a remote Url to a repository as a target. You can specify target of the operation by setting the `-Target` parameter to either Path or Url. However, if you prefer to directly indicate whether it's a URL or a Path, you may use the `-Url` or `-Path` parameters respectively. SPECIFING THE TARGET VIA `-TARGET` PARAMETER This method of specifying the target is optimal for basic usage of Subversion. You can pass either a Path or Url to the `-Target` parameter, which PoshSvn will interpret accordingly. The following examples retrieve `svn-info` from the remote repository and the working copy: svn-info -Target https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/serf/trunk svn-info -Target .\path\to\wc However, you don't need to write `-Target` before specifing, as it accepts value from remaining arguments. That's why it almost repeat the Subversion CLI behaivior: svn-info https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/serf/trunk svn-info .\path\to\wc If no target is specified, PoshSvn will default to the current directory. This means that the following example will retrieve `svn-info` about the working copy located at `C:\path\to\wc`: cd C:\path\to\wc svn-info SPECIFING THE TARGET VIA DIRECTLY INDICATING ITS TYPE If you write a script, you can explicitly specify whether the target is a Url or a Path. This approach is optimal for scripts as it ensures readability, understandability, and helps prevent mistakes caused by incorrect detection of the target type: svn-info -Url https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/serf/trunk svn-info -Path .\path\to\wc If a target with a different type is specified, it will result in an error: svn-info -Path https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/serf/trunk # Error svn-info -Url .\path\to\wc # Error Additionally, you may utilize `$PSScriptRoot` variable, if your working copy is located near the script. This automatic variable provides the path to the directory containing the script. svn-info -Path $PSScriptRoot\path\to\wc |