svn

Check out a working copy from a repository

$ svn co [url/to/repository]

$ svn up

$ svn add [PATH]

$ svn ci -m [commit_log_message] [[PATH]]

$ svn log -vl [10]

$ svn help

svn subcommand [options] [args]

checkout
    Check out a working copy from a repository.

commit
    Commit changes from your working copy to the repository.

update
    Update your working copy with changes from the repository.

add
    Add files or directories to the repository.

delete
    Schedule files or directories for deletion.

copy
    Copy a file or directory.

move
    Move a file or directory.

diff
    Display the differences between files or revisions.

log
    Show the history of a file or directory.

status
    Show the status of files in your working copy.

info
    Display information about a file or directory.

resolve
    Resolve conflicts in a working copy.

--username ARG
    Specify a username for authentication.

--password ARG
    Specify a password for authentication.

--revision ARG
    Specify a revision number or range.

The svn command is the primary command-line client for interacting with Subversion repositories. Subversion (often abbreviated SVN) is a software versioning and revision control system.
The svn command allows users to perform a variety of operations, including checking out working copies from a repository, committing changes to the repository, updating working copies with changes from the repository, examining the history of files and directories, resolving conflicts, and managing branches and tags. It serves as the user's primary interface to the version control system.
It is essential for managing source code, documents, and other files over time, enabling collaboration and providing a historical record of changes. svn interacts with a central repository storing data. This client-server architecture enables multiple users to concurrently access and modify the same project files, promoting collaborative development and simplified maintenance. Properly using this command provides reliable version tracking.

Authentication may be required for some operations. Incorrect usage can lead to data loss or repository corruption. Ensure you understand the implications of each subcommand before executing it.

The typical workflow involves checking out a working copy, making changes, and then committing those changes back to the repository. Frequent updates are recommended to minimize conflicts.

svn allows you to create branches for parallel development and tags for marking specific releases or milestones. These are essentially lightweight copies within the repository.

Subversion was created to address the limitations of CVS (Concurrent Versions System). It was designed to be a better version control system, offering features such as atomic commits, versioned directories, and improved branching and merging capabilities. svn quickly became a popular choice for version control in various software development projects and remained widely used until the widespread adoption of Git.

git(1), cvs(1)