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Subversion : Install2025/10/08
 

Install Subversion which is the revision control System.

[1] Install Subversion.
root@dlp:~#
apt -y install subversion
[2] It's possible to create a repository with any common users.
For example, create a repository under the [/home/debian/repos/project].
debian@dlp:~$
mkdir -p /home/debian/repos/project

debian@dlp:~$
svnadmin create /home/debian/repos/project
# [-m "***"] ⇒ any comments that are logged

debian@dlp:~$
svn mkdir file:///home/debian/repos/project/trunk -m "create"

Committing transaction...
Committed revision 1.
debian@dlp:~$
svn mkdir file:///home/debian/repos/project/branches -m "create"

Committing transaction...
Committed revision 2.
debian@dlp:~$
svn mkdir file:///home/debian/repos/project/tags -m "create"

Committing transaction...
Committed revision 3.
[3] To import working files to a new empty repository, do like follows.
For example, Import files under the [/home/debian/work] to the [trunk] directory of a new repository.
debian@dlp:~$
ll ~/work 

total 28
-rw-rw-r-- 1 debian debian    20 Oct  8 10:44 testfile1.txt
-rw-r--r-- 1 debian debian 12990 Oct  8 10:44 testfile2.txt
-rwx------ 1 debian debian    29 Oct  8 10:45 testscript.py
-rwx------ 1 debian debian    39 Oct  8 10:45 testtool.sh
debian@dlp:~$
svn import /home/debian/work file:///home/debian/repos/project/trunk -m "initial import" 

Adding         work/testfile1.txt
Adding         work/testfile2.txt
Adding         work/testscript.py
Adding         work/testtool.sh
Committing transaction...
Committed revision 4.
# verify
# possible to use [ls] instead of subcommand [list]

debian@dlp:~$
svn list file:///home/debian/repos/project/trunk

testfile1.txt
testfile2.txt
testscript.py
testtool.sh
[4] To copy files in existing repository to local working directory, do like follows.
For example, Copy files in a repository [/home/debian/repos/project/trunk] to local working directory [/home/debian/work2].
debian@dlp:~$
mkdir ~/work2
# possible to use [co] instead of subcommand [checkout]

debian@dlp:~$
svn checkout file:///home/debian/repos/project/trunk /home/debian/work2 

A    work2/testfile1.txt
A    work2/testfile2.txt
A    work2/testscript.py
A    work2/testtool.sh
Checked out revision 4.
debian@dlp:~$
ll ~/work2 

total 28
-rw-rw-r-- 1 debian debian    20 Oct  8 10:46 testfile1.txt
-rw-rw-r-- 1 debian debian 12990 Oct  8 10:46 testfile2.txt
-rwxrwxr-x 1 debian debian    29 Oct  8 10:46 testscript.py
-rwxrwxr-x 1 debian debian    39 Oct  8 10:46 testtool.sh
[5] When update files in local working directory and you'd like to upload them to repository, do like follows.
For example, upload local file [/home/debian/work2/testtool.sh] to repository.
debian@dlp:~$
cd ./work2
# possible to use [ci] instead of subcommand [commit]

debian@dlp:~/work2$
svn commit testtool.sh -m "update testtool.sh 2025100801" 

Sending        testtool.sh
Transmitting file data .done
Committing transaction...
Committed revision 5.
debian@dlp:~/work2$
svn info testtool.sh 

Path: testtool.sh
Name: testtool.sh
Working Copy Root Path: /home/debian/work2
URL: file:///home/debian/repos/project/trunk/testtool.sh
Relative URL: ^/trunk/testtool.sh
Repository Root: file:///home/debian/repos/project
Repository UUID: 6230a3e5-a1aa-4dfa-b70a-7c43764f1450
Revision: 5
Node Kind: file
Schedule: normal
Last Changed Author: debian
Last Changed Rev: 5
Last Changed Date: 2025-10-08 10:47:45 +0900 (Wed, 08 Oct 2025)
Text Last Updated: 2025-10-08 10:47:23 +0900 (Wed, 08 Oct 2025)
Checksum: e63abab436c39b6d7f8be3085995c818b33c084e
# if commit all files, simply run like follows

debian@dlp:~/work2$
svn commit -m "update all 2025100801"

[6] When creating a new file in local working directory and upload it to repository, do like follows.
For example, upload a local new file [/home/debian/work2/index.html] to repository.
debian@dlp:~/work2$
svn add index.html 

A         index.html
debian@dlp:~/work2$
svn commit index.html -m "add new index.html 2025100801" 

Adding         index.html
Transmitting file data .done
Committing transaction...
Committed revision 6.
debian@dlp:~/work2$
svn update

debian@dlp:~/work2$
svn list 

index.html
testfile1.txt
testfile2.txt
testscript.py
testtool.sh
[7] If a repository is shared by some people and you'd like to merge the latest update on the repository to your local working directory, use [update] subcommand like follows.
debian@dlp:~/work2$
svn update 

Updating '.':
U    testfile.txt
Updated to revision 12.
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