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lirec:version_control_guide [2009-02-04 15:08] – davegriffithslirec:version_control_guide [2009-02-04 15:13] – davegriffiths
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 =====SVN Basics===== =====SVN Basics=====
  
-I've set up the lirec svn repository with a dummy project called 'sandbox' that you can play with and break to your heart's content. This guide is written for the commandline version of svn, if you use Windows and prefer buttons to press, read through this document anyway and then have a look at [[http://tortoisesvn.tigris.org/|Tortoise SVN]]. I'll update this with a guide for using that as soon as I get myself a Windows install.+I've set up the lirec svn repository with a dummy project called 'sandbox' that you can play with and break to your heart's content. This guide is written for the commandline version of svn, if you prefer buttons to press, read through this document anyway as the concepts are the same, and then have a look at [[http://tortoisesvn.tigris.org/|Tortoise SVN]]. [TODO - update this with a guide for using that.]
  
 Firstly svn likes to know what editor you like to use so it can launch it to ask you to input comments for your code commits. Put this in your .bashrc: Firstly svn likes to know what editor you like to use so it can launch it to ask you to input comments for your code commits. Put this in your .bashrc:
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 <code>svn commit</code> <code>svn commit</code>
  
-This will pop up the editor you specified earlier. Add a nice informative message (you should always add a message saying why you've made the change). Save the file, and close the editor. If all is well, your change is now on the svn server.+This will pop up the editor you specified earlier. Add a nice informative message, save the file, and close the editor. If all is well, your change is now sent to the svn server. If, as sometimes happens to me, you realise at this point that you've forgotten something, close the editor without saving - svn will then ask you if you want to abort the commit.
  
 ====Adding files==== ====Adding files====
  
 <code>svn add filename</code> <code>svn add filename</code>
-Will add individual files, or recursively add files in a directory.+Will add individual files to the repository, or recursively add files in a directory.
  
-====Directories, moving, removing====+====Adding directories and moving files====
  
 <code>svn mkdir mydirectory</code> <code>svn mkdir mydirectory</code>
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