Working with SubVersion

Working with SubVersion

• SVN a.k.a Subversion is a version control system allows users to keep track of changes made to any type of electronic data, typically source code, web pages or design documents. =>  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subversion_(software)

• SVN URI : is an url address where u can access repository, with SVN there many protocol supported besides it’s original protocol(svn) its also support ssh,http+https

• uri example :

• https://mysvnserver.net/svn/myroject/dev/servers/trunk/project
• svn://mysvnserver.net/svn/myroject/dev/servers/trunk/project
• http://mysvnserver.net/svn/myroject/dev/servers/trunk/project

• SVN Client

1. Console Verision : svn  (all OS) =>  http://subversion.tigris.org/project_packages.html
2.  Integrate with OS :
• Tortoise SVN (Win32) => http://tortoisesvn.net/downloads
• KDESVN (linux + KDE)
3.  Integrate with IDE (Rails IDE) :
• Subclipse -> Eclipse + RadRails + Subclipse ( RadRails / Aptana) => http://www.aptana.com/
4.  another client software
•  RapidSVN (linux)

• SVN Command

1. svn help : list all available svn command
2. svn checkout / svn co : subversion checkout, initial download working dir

1. how to  : svn co remote_dir_uri working_dir_destination
2. example : svn co http://mysvnserver.net/svn/myroject/dev/servers/trunk/project
3. troubleshoot:
• when it need SVN authentication, add this paramater to your command line => svn co –username <username> http://mysvnserver.net/svn/myroject/dev/servers/trunk/project

• svn update / svn up : subversion update, update your working dir

1. how to  : svn up working_dir/file(s)
2. example : svn up
3. troubleshoot:
• when it need SVN authentication, add this paramater to your command line => svn up –username <username>

• svn commit / svn ci : committing your working dir to repository

1. how to  : svn ci working_dir/file(s)
2. example : svn ci
3. troubleshoot:
• when it need SVN authentication, add this paramater to your command line => svn ci –username <username>
• for win32 user you need default editor, add this option to your command line => svn ci –editor-cmd notepad

• svn cleanup : cleanup locking files, or unsuccessfull commit

1. how to  : svn cleanup  working_dir/file(s)
2. example : svn cleanup

• svn revert  : reverting your working file(s) to versioned

1. how to  : svn revert working_dir/file(s)
2. example : svn revert app/controllers/my_friends_controller.rb

• svn resolved : resolve the conflicted file

1. how to  : svn resolved file(s)
2. example : svn resolved app/controllers/my_friends_controller.rb
3. note    : when you face conflicted file, u can choose to revert it or to resolved it

•  Get UR project code from SubVersion

1. do svn co from above tutorial
2. maintain your code up to date, with svn update

• Checkin your changes to your project repos

1. do svn ci like above tutorial
2. write down in your editor :
• your issued number #<ticket number>
• describe your changes
• describe your addition / fix