Repository Administration

$ rm -rf tmpdir

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You can verify the results of the import by running the svn list command:

$ svn list --verbose file:///path/to/repos

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Once you have your skeletal layout in place, you can begin importing actual project data into your repository, if any such data exists yet. Once again, there are several ways to do this. You could use the svn import command. You could checkout a working copy from your new repository, move and arrange project data inside the working copy, and use the svn add and svn commit commands. But once we start talking about such things, we're no longer discussing repository administration. If you aren't already familiar with the svn client program, see Chapter 3, Guided Tour.

Summary

By now you should have a basic understanding of how to create, configure, and maintain Subversion repositories. We've introduced you to the various tools that will assist you with this task. Throughout the chapter, we've noted common administration pitfalls, and suggestions for avoiding them.

All that remains is for you to decide what exciting data to store in your repository, and finally, how to make it available over a network. The next chapter is all about networking.

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