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.
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svn
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The command-line client program.
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svnversion
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A program for reporting the state (in terms of
revisions of the items present) of a working copy.
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svnlook
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A tool for inspecting a Subversion repository.
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svnadmin
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A tool for creating, tweaking or repairing a Subversion
repository.
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svndumpfilter
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A program for filtering Subversion repository dump
streams.
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mod_dav_svn
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A plug-in module for the Apache HTTP Server, used to
make your repository available to others over a
network.
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svnserve
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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 will walk you through
the use of
svn
, Subversion's command-line client
program.
