SVN

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Branch Maintenance

Repository layout:

  • trunk directory - "main line" of development
  • branches directory - branch copies
  • tag directory - tag copies

SVN commands

The typical work cycle will use the following commands:

Update your working copy

When working on a project with a team, you'll want to update your working copy to receive changes made by other developers since your last update
$svn update
U  filename1.c
U  filename2.c
Updated to revision 2.
U <filename> - file was updated (received changes from the server)


Make changes to your working copy

svn add

  • To add file to repository after you commit:
svn add filename1.c

svn delete

  • To delete file from repository and your working copy after you commit:
svn delete filename1.c

svn copy

  • To create item2 as a duplicate of item1. When item2 is added to the repository on the next commit, its copy history is recorded:
svn copy item1 item2

svn move

  • item2 is scheduled for addition as a copy of item1, and item1 is scheduled for removal:
svn move item1 item2

Examine your changes

svn status

  • After you've made changes, it's a good idea to take a look at exactly what you've changed before committing them to the repository.
$svn status
This will detect all file and tree changes you've made


  • By passing a specific path, you will get information about that item alone:
$svn status stuff/filename3.c
D    stuff/filename3.c
D <filename/directory> - File or directory was deleted from your working copy
A <filename/directory> - File or directory was added to your working copy
R <filename/directory> - File or directory was replaces in your working copy
G <filename> - File received new changes from repository but your local copy of the file had your modifications
C <filename> - File received conflicting changes from the server


  • To show the status of every item in your working copy:
$ svn status --verbose

svn diff

  • To find exactly how you've modified things, use this command (prints out file changes in unified diff format):
$ svn diff
unified diff format - removed lines are prefaced with a "-" and added line are prefaced with a "+".
  • You can generate patches by redirecting the diff output to a file (prints filename and offset information useful to the patch program:
$svn diff > patchfile

svn revert

Merge other's changes into your working copy

svn update

svn resolved

Commit your changes

svn commit

More commands

  • Compare changes from one revision to another:
svn diff --revision 1:4 filename1.cpp
This example allows us to see what's changed between the first and fourth revision of the filename1.cpp file.
For a complete guide: http://svnbook.red-bean.com/en/1.2/svn.ref.svn.c.diff.html

References