Subversion / Tortoise : Replace string in all repositories?

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Published on 2010-03-15T07:07:35Z Indexed on 2010/03/15 9:10 UTC
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Does someone know an elegant way to replace a string in all Subversion repositories?

Something like: Search for "Facebook" and replace it by "Twitter"? Or is the only possible solution to check out all projects, change it, and commit it again? Thanks for your help.

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