Quick info on Subversion / SVN

Sat Mar 6 16:28:41 EST 2010

It's pretty much mandatory to use a version control system like SVN; it
will save you an enormous amount of grief once you're set up.

The SVN book is available for reading online and free download, and
although it's a bit long as an introduction, it is definitely worth
studying.

	http://svnbook.red-bean.com/nightly/en/svn-book.html

If you just want to get started, this sequence worked once for me:

	svnadmin create your_repository_as_a_directory_name
	[if you have an existing directory proj.dir, you can use that]
	[  otherwise, mkdir proj.dir]
	svn import proj.dir file:///fullpath_to_your_repository -m 'initial repository'
		# file:// is mandatory here
	svn checkout file:///fullpath_to_your_repository any_proj.dir
		# e.g., /u/bwk/my_awk_repository
		# this will populate any_proj.dir with files from proj_dir
		# sometimes removes previous contents: back up first
	cd proj.dir
	svn add whatever
		# to add files that have been created, or edit existing files, or whatever
	svn commit
		# to update your_repository


The SVN book talks about how a group can use SVN so that you don't trip
over each other and also about how to use an SVN server over a network
connection.

OIT provides an SVN and Trac service; check out

	http://www.princeton.edu/cses/services/