Version Control with Subversion

What is Subversion?

Subversion is a centralized system for sharing information. At its core is a repository, which is a central store of data.

You have to install two things:

Subversion Server Installation and configuration:

I have downloaded Subversion Server under Windows

Install SVN server.

After complete the installation, you have to set some environment variables:

Subversion binaries to the path environment variable for the machine.

SVN_EDITOR, set to the text editor of your choice. I used c:\windows\notepad.exe

Create a Repository

Create repository folders in your hard drive, I have created

c:\svn_repository\

Open command prompt and type:

svnadmin create "c:\svn_repository"

Now, you have a repository and you can start using it.

But first we have to configure SVN server, to let any one in your

network to use this repository.

Navigate to the folder we just created. Within that folder, uncomment the

 following lines in the c:/svn_repository/conf/svnserve.conf file:

anon-access = read

Any user who is not authenticated user can read

auth-access = write

Any authenticated user can write

password-db = passwd

The user names and passwords are in the default file

c:/svn_repository/conf/passwdc:/svn_repository/conf/passwd

sami.alsayyed = sami123

User name: sami.alsayyed

Password: sami123

Start SVN server by executing this command:

svnserve --daemon --root "C:\svn_repository"

Keep this screen and open another command prompt window.

Install SVN as windows service

To start SVN server as windows service, just execute this command

sc create svn binpath= "C:\Program Files\Subversion\bin\svnserve.exe --service -r

C:\svn_repository" displayname= "Subversion Server" depend= Tcpip start= auto

After that you should see the new service "Subversion Server"

Now any one in your network can see your repository and use it.

Test the new service by listing all the files in the repository:

Create a new project in the repository by executing this command:

svn mkdir svn://localhost/myproject

At this point, Notepad should launch:

Enter any comment you want at the top of the file, then save and exit.

You'll now be prompted for credentials. In my case I was prompted for the administrator credentials as well:

Authentication realm:  0f1a8b11-d50b-344d-9dc7-0d9ba12e22df

Password for 'Administrator': *********

Authentication realm:  0f1a8b11-d50b-344d-9dc7-0d9ba12e22df

Username: sami.alsayyed

Password for 'sami.alsayyed': ************

Committed revision 1.

Congratulations! You just checked a change into Subversion!

Install SVN Client "TortoiseSVN"

Download the latest TortoiseSVN from here: http://tortoisesvn.net/downloads

Run the TortoiseSVN installer. It will tell you to restart, but you don't need to.

You have to install this software in all clients, to let them access your

SVN repository and use it.Assuming you are some of the clients, after

installation complete you have to check out the project in the repository.

Create a project folder somewhere on your hard drive.

Right click in that folder and select "SVN Checkout..."

svn://localhost/
is the URL for the repository, if you are setting in a different

machine you have to write the computer name or IP address

Click ok. After that you will see this window:

Click ok, you have successfully checked out the projects inside the

repository first project we have added lately to the repository.

Try to add some document to this folder "myproject"

Create a new file in that directory. Right click the file and select "TortoiseSVN, Add"

Click ok.

Click ok

The file hasn't actually been checked in yet.

Subversion batches any changes and commits them as one atomic operation.

To send all your changes to the server, right click and select "SVN Commit":

Type you comment and press ok

You have to write your user name and password to commit this file, you should be authenticated user.

And we're done! You now have a networked Subversion server and client set up on your machine.

Note that the default port for svnserve is 3690.

Some quick commands

create a new repository	`svnadmin create c:/svn_repository`
Import files to thr repository	`svn import C:\from_file svn://localhost/`
Take a backup to dumpfile	`svnadmin dump c:/svn_repository > dumpfile`
Load the dumpfile	`svnadmin load c:/svn_repository < dumpfile`
Take a back up	`svnadmin hotcopy c:/svn_repository c:/backup_svn_repository`
Start SVN Server	`svnserve --daemon --root "C:\svn_repository"`
Create SVN Windows service	`sc create svn binpath= "C:\Program Files\Subversion\bin\svnserve.exe` `--service -r C:\svn_repository" displayname= "Subversion Server"` `depend= Tcpip start= auto`

Create a new folder in the repository	`svn mkdir svn://localhost/myproject`
See the log	`svn log svn://localhost/`
Checkout	`svn checkout svn://localhost/ c:\myproj`
Adding files to repository	`svn add a-file-I-added.txt`
Changed `with the status`	`svn st`
Commit your changes	`svn ci -m "Put a comment here,` `or an editor opens to get one."`
Files can be deleted with the remove (or rm) command, and moved or renamed with the move (mv) command:	`svn rm unwanted-file.txt` `svn mv badname.txt goodname.txt`
Update the changes	`svn up`

Subversion on Windows quick start

http://nedbatchelder.com/text/quicksvn.html

SVN Tips - svn_load_dirs Vendor Branch

http://docs.ofbiz.org/display/OFBIZ/SVN+Tips+-+svn_load_dirs+Vendor+Branch

Subversion branching quick start

http://nedbatchelder.com/text/quicksvnbranch.html

Subversion - A Quick Tutorial

http://aymanh.com/subversion-a-quick-tutorial

Version Control with Subversion

http://svnbook.red-bean.com/

Posted on January 21, 2010 at 10:05 am by Sami · Permalink
In: IT, Open Source · Tagged with: Open Source, Subversion, svn, team