Subversion Cheat Sheet

October 03, 2007

Subversion is one of the best version control systems available. Here is a short list of commands that will get you up and running on your own server. Remember to back up any important data before experimenting.

Create a repository

svnadmin create /path/to/repository

Check out an existing repository

svn co https://url/svn

Review changes

svn status

Add/Delete files & directories

svn add|delete file

Commit changes

svn commit -m 'List of changes'

Update your local repository

svn update