I use TortoiseSVN and want to use command line SVN options.
I used the command:
svn checkout [-N] [--ignore-externals] [-r rev] URL PATH
and get the following error:
'svn' is not recognized as an internal or external command
Is it because I need to add some environment variable? Or can't TortoiseSVN be used from the command line?
By default TortoiseSVN always has a GUI (Graphical User Interface) associated with it. But on the installer (of version 1.7 and later) you can select the "command line client tools" option so you can call svn commands (like svn commit and svn update) from the command line.
Here's a screenshot of the "command line client tools" option in the installer, you need to make sure you select it:
My solution was to use DOSKEY to set up some aliases to for the commands I use the most:
DOSKEY svc=TortoiseProc.exe /command:commit /path:.
DOSKEY svu=TortoiseProc.exe /command:update /path:.
DOSKEY svl=TortoiseProc.exe /command:log /path:.
DOSKEY svd=TortoiseProc.exe /command:diff /path:$*
Google "doskey persist" for tips on how to set up a .cmd file that runs every time you open the command prompt like a .*rc file in Unix.
You can have both TortoiseSVN and the Apache Subversion command line tools installed. I usually install the Apache SVN tools from the VisualSVN download site: https://www.visualsvn.com/downloads/
Once installed, place the Subversion\bin in your set PATH. Then you will be able to use TortoiseSVN when you want to use the GUI, and you have the proper SVN command line tools to use from the command line.