Svn move bridge for synx

svn-moves-with-synx.txt

#!/bin/sh

# This script move files from an old directory into a new dirctory
# using the file hierarchy from a reference directory, while preserving svn
# log history. 

# The purpose is to organize files in one place and do 'svn mv' after 
# you have finished organizing. In this way you don't need to worry about other
# developers commiting files while you are moving files around.

# old directory
olddir=Classes

# reference directory
refdir=Classes_ref 

# new directory
newdir=Classes_new

files=$(find $olddir -type f)

# for files in olddir, recursively find path according to their counterpart in refdir
# then place them in newdir using svn mv

for oldpath in $files; do
  filename=$(basename $oldpath);

  # echo $filename;

  # new path
  # find in refdir and awk to newdir
  newpath=$(find $refdir -type f -name $filename | sed "s/$refdir/$newdir/g")

  # echo $newpath

  # svn mv the file
  # will create directory if necessary
  svn mv --parents "$oldpath" "$newpath"
done