svn - How can I access a subversion repository using a local path in Windows?

Question

I have CollabNet Subversion server and client installed, running off of Apache that came with it. From the command line on the server, I can easily access the repository using a path like

http://server:port/svn/repository

but I can't access it using its actual location on the disk, like

c:
epositories
epository

I just get "[path] is not a working copy." What am I misunderstanding?

question from:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1227870/how-can-i-access-a-subversion-repository-using-a-local-path-in-windows

Answer 1

Common mistake. You have to use the file:// pseudo-protocol like this:

file:///C:/repositories/repository

SVN repository paths have to be URIs.