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I'm trying to run this at Windows PowerShell:

svn ci -m "" directory_name

but it returns:

svn: E205005: The log message is a pathname (was -F intended?); use '--force-log' to override

i tried to cd that directory and commit without directory_name argument, and it retuns:

svn ci -m ""

svn.exe: missing argument: m

i think that powershell maybe doesn't understand -args but rarely (to me) this works:

svn -h

Am i doing something wrong? All this at cmd works perfectly :/

Liam
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You can use 

svn ci -m '""' directory_name

or

svn ci -m `"`" directory_name

PowerShell's argument passing to native programs is a bit weird sometimes and this is another edge case that's frustrating.

Joey
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  • Works perfect, and yes, it's frustrating to escape quotes hehe Thanks! – Andrés Torres Jun 13 '12 at 15:13
  • PowerShell strips the first set of double quotes as it tries to expand its content and the underlying command gets nothing. I wonder if this works as well (I don't use svn). svn ci -m ([string]::Empty) – Shay Levy Jun 13 '12 at 15:13