How do I create a new branch?
How do I create a new branch with my working copy using TortoiseSVN? I see the branch option, but I don't see a way to name it somehow. Branches in SVN are essentially directories; you don't name the branch so much as choose the name of the directory to branch into. The common way of 'naming' a branch is to place it under a directory called branches in your repository. In the "To URL:" portion of TortoiseSVN's Branch dialog, you would therefore enter something like: (svn/http)://path-to-repo/branches/your-branch-name The main branch of a project is referred to as the trunk , and is usually