Question: I want svn update to overwrite my local file with the files from the server, even if my local files have modifications, I want to throw them away and use the version that's on the remote repository.

How do I do that? I tried `svn update --force` but it doesn't work.

### Update:

Thanks for the answers, so I'm using revert like this:

```
svn revert . -R

```

Is this how I'm supposed to use it? is it safe? I have a git repository in the same pace and I don't want svn to corrupt my `.git` for me!

Answer: 
You have to revert your modifications, and if necessary do an update after that.
Worst case, delete the contents of your working copy (excluding the .svn folder) and do an update.