Tortoise is a GUI svn (subversion) client for PC

• Get from ​http://tortoisesvn.tigris.org
• Install on local PC
• Verify successful installation by looking for new options displayed on the right-click menu-
  • Look for TortoiseSvn and SVN Checkout
  • There will be no new desktop icon- all SVN functions are invoked from the right mouse menu.
• A directory containing code monitored by subversion will have a .svn directory in it
• The right-click menu items displayed depend on whether the right-click applies to something under subversion control.

Icon Notes

• What appears when you right click is context sensitive- if you’re not in a svn directory all the options won’t be shown
• A folder that’s up to date is indicated by a green check- one that has a red exclamation point indicates changes need to be committed
• Files in a svn directory have similar icons to the folders to give “at-a-glance” status

How to check out

• Make a new directory
• Right-click the new directory name, and choose Svn checkout
• In the window enter the repository name (https://www.myroms.org/svn/cstm), verify it’s going to be put where you want, and click OK. (you can also choose to checkout other versions in this window, but use the “head” version for starters)
• The files transferred to the local machine from the repository will be displayed. On large repositories, the checkout may take a long time.

Handy functions

• Right click on the trunk directory and select TortoiseSvn, show log to open a window displaying revision history.
• Use the TortoiseSvn options to interact with the code being developed- instead of doing windows copy and paste to put new files under revision control, right-click TortoiseSvn, and select "copy"
• The info in TortoiseSvn help is for the command line, but it can be adapted for use with the GUI

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