= Quick SVN Howto =

''SVN is a source code management and revision control system. It provides a centralized repository for developers to commit their code into, and for users to check the code out from. SVN keeps a complete history of the development process, which means that changes can easily be tracked and revoked if necessary.''

== Some SVN commands ==
Here are a few SVN commands that might be of interest:
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$ svn checkout http://example.com/repo mysrcdir <-- perform an initial check-out and create a local copy
$ cd mysrcdir
$ svn update                                    <-- update the local copy
$ svn update --revision NNNN                    <-- get a specific (older) revision, useful to track down bugs
$ svn info                                      <-- display revision number of the local copy
$ svn status                                    <-- display status information for each file in the local copy
}}}        

Developers and interested power-users might want to have a look at the excellent [http://svnbook.red-bean.com/ subversion book] and the 
[http://subversion.tigris.org subversion homepage].

== Web browser access ==
Subversion servers provide HTTP access via port 80. This is very handy to get a quick overview: if you want to see what's available in the SVN repository, just point your browser to http://subversion.ffado.org/ffado and have a look around.