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# create working directory from trunk
svn checkout http://somedomain.com/repo/trunk

# create a branch
svn copy http://somedomain.com/repo/trunk \
         http://somedomain.com/repo//branches/feature-do-awesome-thing \
         -m "Created branch to implement feature do awesome thing."

# switch working copy
svn switch ^/repo/branches/feature-do-awesome-thing