Simple equivalent of "git stash" for Subversion

shelve

#!/bin/sh

# Simple equivalent of "git stash" in Subversion.
# This doesn't require creating branches (which can get messy) or using patches
# (which doesn't work if a visual diff tool is configured).
# More ideas: http://stackoverflow.com/q/1554278/925475

# If any comamand fails, abort the script.
set -e

# Feel free to change this path to a directory of your choosing.
shelf=~/Projects/shelf

current_time=$(date "+%Y.%m.%d-%H.%M.%S")
filename=$(basename $1)
new_name=$filename-$current_time

if  [ -z "$1" ]; then
  echo "Please specify the name of the file to shelve."
else
  cp $1 $shelf
  # We're copying and *then* renaming rather than just doing one mv command so
  # that text editors that have the file open don't start looking at the shelved
  # version.
  mv $shelf/$filename $shelf/$new_name
  echo "Copied '$filename' to '$shelf/$new_name'."
  svn revert $1
fi

This script now lives here: https://github.com/rdebeasi/dotfiles/blob/master/scripts/shelve