Subversion Basics
In order to use these commands the following lines need to be added to /etc/bashrc on the machine that will access the repository:
export svnroot=svn+ssh://cvs.msc.tamu.edu/home/svn
export SVN_SSH="ssh -l $USER"
If you are intending to operate as root use su instead of su -
Common svn commands
| Command | Action |
|---|---|
| svn co $svnroot/project/trunk targetdir | Checks out the trunk of the project into the targetdir. also checkout |
| svn ci [filename] | Commit the changes to the working copy or filename. VIM will be launched allowing you to enter a meaningful log message. also commit |
| svn up | Bring the current working copy up-to-date with the repository. Merges any changes in the repository with the working copy. |
| svn resolved | Sometimes a merge or update will have a conflict. Files will be produced which share part of the filename with the conflicted file. Use those files and information inserted into the conflicted file to put the file in a workable state and use this command to let subversion know you fixed the problem. Then commit. |
| svn merge -rBASE:PREV [target] | Reverts target back to the previous revision in a way that may be committed. PREV may be any previous revision number. This is only one small use of the merge command. See the next command for a more efficient operation. |
| svn cp -r489 $svnroot/project/trunk/target ./target | Copies the target file or directory to the working copy with history from revision 489. |
| svn st | Check the status of the working copy also stat, status |
| svn diff [filename] | Displays an inline diff of all the modifications to the working copy or to filename. also di |
| svn revert target [target] | Reverts targets back to a pristine copy of the repository. target may be . * or any filename. |
| svn cp file newfile | Make a (cheap) copy of file. also copy |
| svn mv file newfile | Move or rename file to newfile. also move, ren, rename |
| svn cp $svnroot/project/trunk $svnroot/project/tags/1.0
svn cp . $svnroot/project/tags/1.0 |
Tag version 1.0 of the project 1) from the current revision of the trunk. 2) from the current working copy. In both cases the wc will not point to the new tag. (see svn sw) |
| svn cp $svnroot/project/trunk $svnroot/project/branches/experimental | Branch the current revision of the trunk into the experimental branch. The working copy will not point to the new branch. (see svn sw) |
| svn sw $svnroot/project/branches/experimental | Switches the working copy to the experimental branch. |
| svn export $svnroot/project/tags/1.0 product | Put a pristine copy of version 1.0 without administrative directories (no committing) into the product directory. |
External Scripts
| Command | Action |
|---|---|
| svnchangesince | Displays the log messages of all the changes to the repository since your last update |
| svnlastlog | Displays the last log message that pertains to the current working copy. |
| svnlastchange | Displays the last log message and a unified diff of the changes made in the last commit |
| svn-clean | Removes all the files and directories that are not in Subversion |
