What happens if I add a symbolic link to subversion?

Question

I\'d like to add a symbolic link to subversion and when I do a checkout all it does is add the same symbolic link right to my checkout but I\'m afraid to add it if that\'s n

Answer 1

It'll work as long a you're on a Unix/Linux based platforms when you check it out. Good luck on Windows since it does not support symbolic links.

See the note on this page in the SVN Book about symbolic links for more information.