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comparing_versions

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2014-11-15T15:13:42+00:00

Comparing versions of a given file in subversion First determine the changes for the file svn log Output may be as: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ r86 | root | 2010-12-19 07:33:38 -0600 (Sun, 19 Dec 2010) | 1 line committing all changes at lower levels ------------------------------------------------------------------------ r63 | root | 2010-11-28 11:55:11 -0600 (Sun, 28 Nov 2010) | 1 line Updated to version Anteater 2010-11-07 ------…

deleting_dot_svn_files_and_directories

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2014-11-15T15:13:42+00:00

Command to Delete .svn files and directories find ./ -name ".svn" -exec rm -rf "{}" \;

moving_svn_repository

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2014-11-15T15:13:42+00:00

Step to move SVN from one repository to another Existing repo (created via tortoisesvn) at C:\svn_repository\coch_projects\svn_simcon Created a dump (in some current folder) using svnadmin dump C:\svn_repository\coch_projects\svn_simcon > svnsimcon_dump

replacing_directories_under_svn

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2014-11-15T15:13:42+00:00

Situation Sometimes we require to replace an entire directory and its sub-directories with new files. However if we simply delete the directory (which is under SVN) and replace it, then SVN will complain that the new directory is not a working copy and will not allow the net changes to be committed. Short of

svn_ignore_files

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2014-11-15T15:13:42+00:00

The following steps/example indicate how to make SVN ignore files that does not have to be version controlled Do the basics of repository creation and usage Feel free to skip this section if you want to try this out in your production repository :-)

svn_repository_using_apache

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2014-11-15T15:13:42+00:00

Create the SVN Repository All of my SVN repositories were located at /var/my-svn-reps. So when I wasnted to create one more for remote (over the internet) access, the most logical thing to do was to create another one under the same directory. However, realized later that, that might not be a great idea. Since this repository, and others like it I might create, will hang off the internet it is best to locate them outside of this folder structure. So created another regular folder called pub…

using_subversion_to_version_control_etc

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2014-11-15T15:13:42+00:00

Using Subversion to version control /etc I use svn to version control my /etc directory and I should say it has proven to be very useful and mostly practical. Why The why is simple to answer. Almost all of us have either * Accidentally messed up our config file(s) and suffered hours of rework

using_subversion_to_version_control_web_directory

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2014-11-15T15:13:42+00:00

Using SVN for web pages This is an extension of using_subversion_to_version_control_etc The same steps can be applied to version control /var/www or wherever your root web folder might be located. However there are some considerations to keep in mind. This works great for websites that are static in terms of the application, except of course for application upgrades. However, if you use it for those websites such as Dokuwiki that save data in flat files inside the web folders, be sure to i…