tortoisesvn - What is Reverse Merge ( Revert Merge ) in SVN, a simple explanation and the step by step processes from start to finish

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What is Reverse Merge ( Revert Merge ) in SVN, a simple explanation and the step by step processes from start to finish would be great.

Can someone give me the the processes, numbered if you can. And a good and simple example would be great too.

Answer 1

From Tortoise User Guide:

If you want to merge changes back out of your working copy, to revert a change which has already been committed, select the revisions to revert and make sure the Reverse merge box is checked.

From my point of view a reverse merge is a "normal" commit which represents an "anti"-commit to one or more former commits. The former commit will still exist, but the changes become reverted through new "anti"-commit.