Is there a way to "hijack" a file in subversion like there is in ClearCase. Googling so far has not given me a definitive answer. For non ClearCase users Hijacking a file means temporarily removing it from version control.
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Info on Hijacked files: http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/cchelp/v7r0m1/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.rational.clearcase.doc/topics/c_hijack.htm – brainimus Jun 28 '10 at 01:45
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SVN operates on a "copy-modify-merge" model, meaning it's always possible to make local modifications to your working copy, without needing to "lock" or "hijack" it.
http://svnbook.red-bean.com/en/1.2/svn.basic.vsn-models.html#svn.basic.vsn-models.copy-merge.sb-1
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Thank you. I thought thats how it worked but like I said in the OP I couldn't find something saying what you did. – Matt Phillips Jun 28 '10 at 02:31
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ClearCase has an odd mix of optimistic lock and pessimistic lock.
But hijacking a file (for snapshot view) or eclipsing a file (for dynamic view) concerns only private changes (i.e. changes done without telling ClearCase first).
As David mentions, SVN doesn't follow that model: you modify first, and then tell SVN during the commit step, which will include all files modified.
ClearCase has not a "workspace wide revision", only a file-by-file commit.
