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Current Versions of Server Subversion 1.4.6 Open source from Tigris.Org

Subversion 1.4.6

Open source from Tigris.Org

Current Version of client TortoiseSVN 1.4.8 works against Subversion 1.4.6 Available at Tigris.org It works in the Windows Explorer, and is not bound to any software development tool

TortoiseSVN 1.4.8 works against Subversion 1.4.6

Available at Tigris.org

It works in the Windows Explorer, and is not bound to any software development tool

How to create a Subversion repository -1 Open a command prompt Navigate to drive on which you wish to create the Subversion repository (say D:) Create an empty folder D:SVNx Create another folder within it called ‘MyWebApp’ Go to D:SVNx and type ‘ svnadmin create --fs-type fsfs MyWebApp’

Open a command prompt

Navigate to drive on which you wish to create the Subversion repository (say D:)

Create an empty folder D:SVNx

Create another folder within it called ‘MyWebApp’

Go to D:SVNx and type ‘ svnadmin create --fs-type fsfs MyWebApp’

Creating a repository - 2 Now go into the new directory ‘myWebApp’ See the files created by Subversion (dir) Go into the sub folder ‘conf’ Edit the file titled ‘svnserve.conf’ Uncomment the lines ‘anon-access’, ‘auth-access’ and ‘password-db’. Save the file

Now go into the new directory ‘myWebApp’

See the files created by Subversion (dir)

Go into the sub folder ‘conf’

Edit the file titled ‘svnserve.conf’

Uncomment the lines ‘anon-access’, ‘auth-access’ and ‘password-db’. Save the file

Setup a repository -3 Edit the file ‘passwd’ Uncomment the 2-user/password combinations for harry and sally Change the user name (harry and sally) to the user names you wish to assign for the project to the developers in the team Change the passwords as required Save the file

Edit the file ‘passwd’

Uncomment the 2-user/password combinations for harry and sally

Change the user name (harry and sally) to the user names you wish to assign for the project to the developers in the team

Change the passwords as required

Save the file

Setup a repository -4 Create a batch file called ‘StartSVN.bat’ Key in the value ‘svnserve.exe –d –r D:/SVNx/myWebApp -–listen-port 3691’ Run this batch file Now the Subversion server is up and running

Create a batch file called ‘StartSVN.bat’

Key in the value ‘svnserve.exe –d –r D:/SVNx/myWebApp -–listen-port 3691’

Run this batch file

Now the Subversion server is up and running

Setup a repository - 5 Now go to the folder, which has the project to be ‘imported’ into the above repository Right click that folder and choose the ‘Import’ option Key in ‘ svn://localhost:3691/myWebApp’ in the URL field of the dialog box (Replace local host with the name or IP address of the server) Folders will now get imported into the Repository

Now go to the folder, which has the project to be ‘imported’ into the above repository

Right click that folder and choose the ‘Import’ option

Key in ‘ svn://localhost:3691/myWebApp’ in the URL field of the dialog box (Replace local host with the name or IP address of the server)

Folders will now get imported into the Repository

How to take a ‘hot’ backup Svnadmin –hotcopy SourceRepositoryFolder BackupFolder

Svnadmin –hotcopy SourceRepositoryFolder BackupFolder