Commit changes to a different branch than the currently checked out branch with subversion

I've been working on code checked out from the 开发者_StackOverflow中文版development line and discovered that the changes made might be breaking changes and need to be moved to an experimental branch before committing to the main dev tree. However, I don't have the experimental branch checked out and I don't want to lose the changes that have already been made.

Is there a way to commit the changes in the working folder to a different branch than originally checked out?

You should create a branch from a known sourceURL (this would be your 'development line' you mentioned in the question) first:

svn copy sourceURL branchURL

Then, switch to that branch:

svn switch branchURL

And commit your changes:

svn commit

You could do it in the TortoiseSVN like that:

• Right click on the directory where are the changes you want to branch. It must not be the root of the repository, less to duplicate in that way;
• Select TortoiseSVN -> "Branch/tag...";
• Set To URL: "svn://host/repository/FooBar/branches/FooBarBranchName";
• Make sure [*] Working copy is selected. This will ensure the changes are commited;
• Log message: "Experimenting with flies :)";
• Optional: Tick [*] Switch working copy to new branch/tag. This is useful if you are planning to keep working on the new branch. Although you can switch to it later too.
• Try to find the OK button. Hint: it is in the lower part of the window centred.

Enjoy!

You can create a new branch directly from your working directory and switch the working directory to that branch.

The commands are svn copy and svn switch