1.6 Subversion s Components

1.6 Subversion's Components

Subversion, once installed, has a number of different pieces. The following is a quick overview of what you get. Don't be alarmed if the brief descriptions leave you scratching your head there are plenty more pages in this book devoted to alleviating that confusion.


svn

The command-line client program


svnversion

A program for reporting the state (in terms of revisions of the items present) of a working copy


svnlook

A tool for inspecting a Subversion repository


svnadmin

A tool for creating, tweaking or repairing a Subversion repository


svndumpfilter

A program for filtering Subversion repository dumpfile format streams


mod_dav_svn

A plug-in module for the Apache HTTP Server, used to make your repository available to others over a network


svnserve

A custom standalone server program, runnable as a daemon process or invokable by SSH; another way to make your repository available to others over a network

Assuming you have Subversion installed correctly, you should be ready to start. The next two chapters walk you through the use of svn, Subversion's command-line client program.



Version Control with Subversion
Version Control with Subversion
ISBN: 0596510330
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 127

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