| 23 | | To enable use of Svn, client software must be installed on the local machine. Two GUI clients are described in the links below. Most Linuxes come with svn installed, so shell commands may be used withour installing additional software. However, the syntax will not be described here (refer to the [http://svnbook.red-bean.com book], if you're interested). |
| | 23 | To enable use of Svn, client software must be installed on the local machine. Most Linuxes come with svn installed, so shell commands may be used without installing additional software. The general form of subversion commands is: |
| | 24 | * {{{ svn action from to qualifiers}}} |
| | 25 | To check-out the files from the ROMS_SED repository, enter: |
| | 26 | * {{{ svn checkout http://svn1.hosted-projects.com/cmgsoft/roms_sed /home/mydir/code/roms_sed}}} |
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| | 28 | You only check out once, after that, a hidden directory called .svn exist that keep track of the source, destination and a bunch of other information. So to commit your changes back to the repository, cd into a local dir under subversion control (/home/mydir/code/roms_sed or below) and enter {{{ svn commit}}}. |
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| | 30 | Several GUI front-ends to subversion exist, allowing the user can have visual prompts to help them manage their files. Two free GUI clients we've tried are described in the links below: |
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