# Normal SVN Structure
svn-testing2> ls -l
total 12K
drwxrwxr-x 3 xxx yyy 4.0K Jan 13 17:28 branches/
drwxrwxr-x 3 xxx yyy 4.0K Jan 13 17:28 tags/
drwxrwxr-x 3 xxx yyy 4.0K Jan 13 17:28 trunk/
# Create & commit some data
svn-testing2> echo "line1" > trunk/file1; svn add trunk/file1; svn commit -m "created file1 " trunk/file1
Adding trunk/file1
Transmitting file data .
Committed revision 2.
# Create the release branch
svn-testing2> svn copy trunk branches/release
A branches/release
svn-testing2> svn commit -m "created release branch" branches/release
Adding branches/release
Adding branches/release/file1
Committed revision 3.
# Make & commit a change to trunk
svn-testing2> echo "line1-file2" > trunk/file2; svn add trunk/file2