Setting SVN External for MIGRATION_GUIDE.txt ============================================ follow steps: http://beerpla.net/2009/06/20/how-to-properly-set-svn-svnexternals-property-in-svn-command-line/ - edit file svn-externals.txt - svn propset svn:externals . -F svn-externals.txt - svn commit -m "setting external" NOTE: svn:externals to a single file requires a local Subversion installation of v1.6 or greater. - svn up should return something like: Fetching external item into 'en\MIGRATION_GUIDE.txt' External at revision 11164. - if you receive errors such as: Fetching external item into 'en/MIGRATION_GUIDE.txt' svn: warning: 'http://svn.osgeo.org/mapserver/trunk/docs/en' is not the same repository as 'https://svn.osgeo.org/mapserver' execute: svn switch --relocate http://svn.osgeo.org/mapserver/trunk/docs/ https://svn.osgeo.org/mapserver/trunk/docs/