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SVN 2November 22, 2007 Subversion (SVN) is a version control system It allows users to keep track of changes made to any type of electronic data, typically source code, web pages or design documents. Read SVN wiki to know more about SVN

SVN for CPD Server : svn.cs.mcgill.ca Path: /xtra/cpd Repository: /xtra/cpd/svn Authorized user: November 22, 20073

What will be covered today November 22, Import project/files to SVN Checkout project/files from SVN Commit changed files to SVN

For Windows Install TortoiseSVN ( Setup SSH client – From the pop-up menu of the File Manager, select TortoiseSVN Setting -> Networks -> SSH and set ssh client to TortoisePlink.exe, which comes together with TortoiseSVN (It is usually in C:\Program Files\TortoiseSVN\bin\TortoisePlink.exe). – You can add two additional arguments after TortoisePlink.exe to avoid entering your username and password everytime: C:\Program Files\TortoiseSVN\bin\TortoisePlink.exe -l username -pw password November 22, 20075

For Windows Import a new module Select a folder that you want to import, e.g. C:\toolbox. From the pop-up menu, select TortoiseSVN -> Import, and set URL or Repository: svn+ssh://svn.cs.mcgill.ca/xtra/cpd/svn/toolbox/trunk Checkout a module From the pop-up menu of the File Manager, select TortoiseSVN -> Checkout. URL or Repository: svn+ssh://svn.cs.mcgill.ca/xtra/cpd/svn/toolbox/trunk Directory: C:\toolbox November 22, 20076

For Windows Commit changes to the repository From the pop-up menu of the File Manager, select TortoiseSVN -> Commit. November 22, 20077

Directory Layout The minimal layout recommended for a project repository: project/: trunk/  up-to-date code tags/  for releases branches/  branching / evolution of release See SVN wiki and reference tutorials for more details November 22, 20078

For LINUX SSH to: svn.cs.mcgill.ca Import a new module Suppose you want to import a new module test and the files are hosted in./test, use the command svn import test file:///xtra/cpd/svn/test/trunk -m “any message” November 22, 20079

For LINUX Checkout a module Suppose you want to checkout module toolbox and your work directory is./toolbox, use the command svn checkout file:///xtra/cpd/svn/toolbox toolbox Check the status of files in the working directory You can use the following command to check the status of files in the working directory: svn status [--verbose] November 22,

For LINUX Commit changes to the repository To commit changes to the repository, just enter your working directory and type: svn commit Get help? svn help svn help [command] November 22,

Useful Links SVN Wiki Linux tutorial: Free online book: SVN FAQ: November 22,