SVN Quickstart Guide

Retrieving Software from the SVN Server

To retrieve, or check out, the entire repository use the following command:

svn co https://subversion.ittc.ku.edu/svn/<repo name>

Importing Existing Data

Once you have a tree of data ready to go, import the data into the repository with the svn import command:

svn import /tmp/project https://subersion.ittc.ku.edu/svn/<repo name>

Adding, Moving, and Removing Files or Directories

To add a file or directory, run the following command:

svn add filename ENTER

To move a file or directory, run the following command:

svn move filename newfilename ENTER

To remove a file or directory, run the following command:

svn remove filename ENTER

Setting up Environment

Before you checkin your changes, you need to set the SVN_EDITOR environment variable:

export SVN_EDITOR=vi

Checking Your Changes In

To commit your changes to the server for everyone to see, run the following command:

svn commit ENTER

Updating the Software

To update your local copy of the source code, run the following command:

svn update ENTER

Creating Patch Files

To prepare a patch file, run the following command:

svn diff >filename.patch ENTER

Additional Resources

You can find extensive documentation in the [svnbook].