# Subversion Status without working copy
**URL:** https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/subversion-status-without-working-copy/1369
**Category:** Discussion
**Created:** [November 6, 2009, 10:56am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/subversion-status-without-working-copy/1369 "2009-11-06T10:56:23Z")
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### Author:  [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)
#### Post date: [November 6, 2009, 10:56am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/subversion-status-without-working-copy/1369/1 "2009-11-06T10:56:23Z")
Hello All,
I am using FinalBuilder 6.0 for automating the Build Process.
I have a requirment please let me know how it can be done through FB.
We check out source code from the Subversion (TortoiseSVN ) then compile
and make the build every day.Finally we delete all source codes from the machine
because we dont want to keep a copy in local machine and aslo it will increase the drive size.
Now, instead of checking out all source codes everyday is there a way that we can
check if there is any update and then check out.
I went through the Subversion Status which requires the working copy to be in the
machine to get the status.
Is there any other way to check status without keeping the working copy in the local machine.
Also please let me know how effective we can use Subversion status , to get the status when a file
is modified , Added or Deleted from the repository.
My Advance Thanks.
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### Author:  [@Vincent](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/Vincent)
#### Post date: [November 6, 2009, 10:43am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/subversion-status-without-working-copy/1369/2 "2009-11-06T10:43:41Z")
The subversion log command will do what you need :
[http://svnbook.red-bean.com/en/1.1/re15.html](http://svnbook.red-bean.com/en/1.1/re15.html)
You can use the Subversion Generic action to run the command, if you use the xml output option then you should be able extract the information from the output file using the xml actions. This is exactly what we do in the FinalBuilder Server Subversion Trigger.
Now that I think of it, if you want to only build when something has changed, then consider using FinalBuilder Server, as that is exactly what it is designed to do.
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### Author:  [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)
#### Post date: [November 9, 2009, 5:25am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/subversion-status-without-working-copy/1369/3 "2009-11-09T05:25:31Z")
HI Vincent Parrett
Thanks !