Subversion, a version control system.
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Contents:
I. A FEW POINTERS
II. DOCUMENTATION
III. PARTICIPATING IN THE SUBVERSION COMMUNITY
IV. QUICKSTART GUIDE
V. CONVERTING FROM CVS
I. A FEW POINTERS
For an overview of the Subversion project, visit
https://subversion.apache.org/
Once you have a Subversion client you can get the latest version
of the code with the command:
$ svn co https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/subversion/trunk subversion
II. DOCUMENTATION
The main documentation is the Subversion Book - an on-line version
can be found at:
http://svnbook.red-bean.com/
It is written in DocBook XML, and the sources can be found at:
https://svn.code.sf.net/p/svnbook/source/trunk/
If you wish to build the documentation from source, read the
en/README file within the book source.
III. PARTICIPATING IN THE SUBVERSION COMMUNITY
First, read https://subversion.apache.org/docs/community-guide/
It describes Subversion coding and log message standards, as well
as how to join discussion lists.
Talk on IRC with developers: irc.libera.chat, channel #svn-dev.
Read the FAQ: https://subversion.apache.org/faq.html
IV. QUICKSTART GUIDE
See the final section of the first chapter of the Subversion Book.
V. CONVERTING FROM CVS
If you're a CVS user trying to move your CVS history over to
Subversion, then be sure to visit the 'cvs2svn' project:
https://github.com/mhagger/cvs2svn
If you are running a Linux or BSD-based system, your distribution
might have a cvs2svn package.
If cvs2svn doesn't meet your needs, you might try refinecvs
written by Lev Serebryakov:
http://lev.serebryakov.spb.ru/refinecvs/
Please note that cvs2svn and refinecvs are *separate* projects
from Subversion. If you have problems or are confused, contact
the authors, not the Subversion lists.
Finally, be sure to see Appendix B in the Subversion Book. It
contains a very quick overview of the major differences between
CVS and Subversion.