Subversion (SVN)

Subversion is a revision control system which has an interface similar to CVS. More information can be found at Subversion home page.

The full subversion manuals can be found here:

• v 1.7 for Ubuntu 12.04
• v 1.8 for Ubuntu 14.04

Local copy for V 1.7 here.

CVSSP's Subversion repository

CVSSP now maintains a central subversion repository. This is useful when people are collaborating on a project (documents, source code, etc). Using such a versioning system is also useful when working from multiple locations, it makes the whole synchronisation process much easier. Listed below are some of the useful features of CVSSP's subversion repository :-

• Full per directory access control for individual users and groups (using SVN_AUTHZ_MOD).
• Regular backups.
• Efficient handling of binary files.
• Efficient handling of file moves, copies, branches and merges.

Using the CVSSP subversion repository

In order to use the subversion repository, you first need create a user name an password, Please see one of the system support team for assistance. The location of the repository is :

 http://www.cvssp.org/svn 

Quick reference (commonly used commands)

How do I check out a module ?

 svn co http://www.cvssp.org/svn/modulename 

How do I check the status of my working copy against the repository ?

 svn status -u 

How do I update my working copy ?

 svn update 

How do I commit the changes to my working copy ?

 svn commit