SVN Error: Can't convert string from native encoding to 'UTF-8'

Question

I\'ve got a post-commit hook script that performs a SVN update of a working copy when commits are made to the repository.

When users commit to the repository from th

Answer 1

I got a similar problem when running "svn add" on a directory, but the solution was different. I couldn't see the "hex" digits using printf (actually no hex output was shown by svn), but this command allowed me to see the results, and fix it:

LC_ALL=C svn add probealign

I think, in general, sticking LC_ALL=C before your command allows you to see the offending files... and is a lot easier than pasting in a lot of \x72 stuff (which apparently may not be available).