Version Control With Subversion

by Pilato, C. Michael; Collins-Sussman, Ben; Fitzpatrick, Brian W.

• ISBN13: 9780596510336
• ISBN10: 0596510330
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-10-02
• Publisher: Oreilly & Associates Inc

Summary

Written by members of the development team that maintains Subversion, this is the official guide and reference manual for the popular open source revision control technology. The new edition covers Subversion 1.5 with a complete introduction and guided tour of its capabilities, along with best practice recommendations. Version Control with Subversion is useful for people from a wide variety of backgrounds, from those with no previous version control experience to experienced system administrators.

Author Biography

C. Michael Pilato (Mike) is a core Subversion developer, and a leader in the Subversion community. He is currently employed by CollabNet, where he spends his days (and many nights) improving Subversion and other tools with which it integrates. A husband and father, this North Carolina native also enjoys composing and performing music, freelance graphic design work, hiking, and spending quality time with his family. Mike has a degree in computer science and mathematics from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Ben Collins-Sussman has been a sysadmin and programmer for ten years, and is one of the original designers and authors of Subversion. He currently works for CollabNet as a Subversion developer and community leader. When away from his computer, he moonlights as a musical theater composer at theaters around the city of Chicago. He lives with his lovely wife, three cats, and a house full of computer and music gizmos.

Brian W. Fitzpatrick is a member of the Apache Software Foundation and currently works for Google. He has been involved with Subversion in one way or another since its inception in early 2000. He is also the author of Version Control with Subversion.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
Fundamental Concepts	p. 1
The Repository	p. 1
Versioning Models	p. 2
Subversion in Action	p. 7
Summary	p. 15
Basic Usage	p. 17
Help!	p. 17
Getting Data into Your Repository	p. 18
Initial Checkout	p. 19
Basic Work Cycle	p. 22
Examining History	p. 37
Sometimes You Just Need to Clean Up	p. 43
Summary	p. 44
Advanced Topics	p. 45
Revision Specifiers	p. 45
Properties	p. 48
File Portability	p. 56
Ignoring Unversioned Items	p. 60
Keyword Substitution	p. 65
Sparse Directories	p. 69
Locking	p. 73
Externals Definitions	p. 82
Peg and Operative Revisions	p. 87
Changelists	p. 91
Network Model	p. 96
Summary	p. 100
Branching and Merging	p. 101
What's a Branch?	p. 101
Using Branches	p. 102
Basic Merging	p. 108
Advanced Merging	p. 118
Traversing Branches	p. 130
Tags	p. 132
Branch Maintenance	p. 134
Common Branching Patterns	p. 136
Vendor Branches	p. 138
Summary	p. 143
Repository Administration	p. 145
The Subversion Repository, Defined	p. 145
Strategies for Repository Deployment	p. 147
Creating and Configuring Your Repository	p. 154
Repository Maintenance	p. 158
Moving and Removing Repositories	p. 188
Summary	p. 189
Server Configuration	p. 191
Overview	p. 191
Choosing a Server Configuration	p. 193
svnserve, a Custom Server	p. 195
httpd, the Apache HTTP Server	p. 207
Path-Based Authorization	p. 226
Supporting Multiple Repository Access Methods	p. 230
Customizing Your Subversion Experience	p. 233
Runtime Configuration Area	p. 233
Localization	p. 242
Using External Editors	p. 244
Using External Differencing and Merge Tools	p. 245
Summary	p. 249
Embedding Subversion	p. 251
Layered Library Design	p. 251
Inside the Working Copy Administration Area	p. 259
Using the APIs	p. 261
Summary	p. 270
Subversion Complete Reference	p. 271
The Subversion Command-Line Client: svn	p. 271
svnadmin	p. 325
svnlook	p. 336
svnsync	p. 345
svnserve	p. 349
svndumpfilter	p. 351
svnversion	p. 353
mod_dav_svn Configuration Directives	p. 355
mod_authz_svn	p. 358
Subversion Properties	p. 358
Repository Hooks	p. 360
Subversion Quick-Start Guide	p. 365
Subversion for CVS Users	p. 369
WebDAV and Autoversioning	p. 377
Copyright	p. 387
Index	p. 393
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