Subversion : Install2026/07/01

	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/ubuntu/repos/project].

ubuntu@dlp:~$

mkdir -p /home/ubuntu/repos/project

ubuntu@dlp:~$

svnadmin create /home/ubuntu/repos/project

# [-m "***"] ⇒ any comments that are logged

ubuntu@dlp:~$

svn mkdir file:///home/ubuntu/repos/project/trunk -m "create"

Committing transaction...
Committed revision 1.
ubuntu@dlp:~$

svn mkdir file:///home/ubuntu/repos/project/branches -m "create"

Committing transaction...
Committed revision 2.
ubuntu@dlp:~$

svn mkdir file:///home/ubuntu/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/ubuntu/work] to the [trunk] directory of a new repository.

ubuntu@dlp:~$

ll ~/work

total 36
drwxrwxr-x 2 ubuntu ubuntu  4096 Jun 30 23:56 ./
drwxr-x--- 7 ubuntu ubuntu  4096 Jun 30 23:56 ../
-rw-r--r-- 1 ubuntu ubuntu    17 Jun 30 23:55 testfile1.txt
-rw-r--r-- 1 ubuntu ubuntu 12990 Jun 30 23:55 testfile2.txt
-rwx------ 1 ubuntu ubuntu    32 Jun 30 23:55 testscript.py*
-rwx------ 1 ubuntu ubuntu    23 Jun 30 23:56 testtool.sh*

ubuntu@dlp:~$

svn import /home/ubuntu/work file:///home/ubuntu/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]

ubuntu@dlp:~$

svn list file:///home/ubuntu/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/ubuntu/repos/project/trunk] to local working directory [/home/ubuntu/work2].

ubuntu@dlp:~$

mkdir ~/work2

# possible to use [co] instead of subcommand [checkout]

ubuntu@dlp:~$

svn checkout file:///home/ubuntu/repos/project/trunk /home/ubuntu/work2

A    work2/testfile1.txt
A    work2/testfile2.txt
A    work2/testscript.py
A    work2/testtool.sh
Checked out revision 4.

ubuntu@dlp:~$

ll ~/work2

total 40
drwxrwxr-x 3 ubuntu ubuntu  4096 Jun 30 23:57 ./
drwxr-x--- 8 ubuntu ubuntu  4096 Jun 30 23:57 ../
drwxrwxr-x 4 ubuntu ubuntu  4096 Jun 30 23:57 .svn/
-rw-rw-r-- 1 ubuntu ubuntu    17 Jun 30 23:57 testfile1.txt
-rw-rw-r-- 1 ubuntu ubuntu 12990 Jun 30 23:57 testfile2.txt
-rwxrwxr-x 1 ubuntu ubuntu    32 Jun 30 23:57 testscript.py*
-rwxrwxr-x 1 ubuntu ubuntu    23 Jun 30 23:57 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/ubuntu/work2/testtool.sh] to repository.

ubuntu@dlp:~$

cd ./work2

# possible to use [ci] instead of subcommand [commit]

ubuntu@dlp:~/work2$

svn commit testtool.sh -m "update testtool.sh 2026070101"

Sending        testtool.sh
Transmitting file data .done
Committing transaction...
Committed revision 5.

ubuntu@dlp:~/work2$

svn info testtool.sh

Path: testtool.sh
Name: testtool.sh
Working Copy Root Path: /home/ubuntu/work2
URL: file:///home/ubuntu/repos/project/trunk/testtool.sh
Relative URL: ^/trunk/testtool.sh
Repository Root: file:///home/ubuntu/repos/project
Repository UUID: a51096e4-a144-42d2-9f67-f8c4b4743cba
Revision: 5
Node Kind: file
Schedule: normal
Last Changed Author: ubuntu
Last Changed Rev: 5
Last Changed Date: 2026-06-30 23:58:57 +0000 (Tue, 30 Jun 2026)
Text Last Updated: 2026-06-30 23:58:52 +0000 (Tue, 30 Jun 2026)
Checksum: 741a7fe239211a24afb84159fda36ff743496eb9

# if commit all files, simply run like follows

ubuntu@dlp:~/work2$

svn commit -m "update all 2026070101"

[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/ubuntu/work2/index.html] to repository.

ubuntu@dlp:~/work2$

svn add index.html

A         index.html

ubuntu@dlp:~/work2$

svn commit index.html -m "add new index.html 2026070101"

Adding         index.html
Transmitting file data .done
Committing transaction...
Committed revision 6.

ubuntu@dlp:~/work2$

svn update

ubuntu@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.

ubuntu@dlp:~/work2$

svn update

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

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