Simple Steps to Success with SVN Client for Windows

If you've never used SVN before - and you run Windows on your work machine - follow these simple steps, and you'll be utilizing SVN in no time.

SVN stand for SubVersioN, and it refers to a special way of storing the source code for programs. From the developers perspective, the SVN repository (the central storage area) and the SVN Client that we will be installing on your computer will interact with each other in a way that is similar to a GUI based FTP program.

Theres only a few basic commands -so jump on in and follow the steps below.

Steps

  1. Download and install the TortoiseSVN client for Windows.
  2. Using Windows Explorer create a new folder on your local system where you want to keep working copies of the SVN files
  3. right click on folder and select "SVN checkout"
  4. URL of Repository: http://projects.colsolgrp.net/svn/superfecta/branches/v2.2.4.x
  5. Keep remaining defaults, click ok
  6. Tortoise will download files and build a local copy of the project
  7. Everything is accomplished with right click, to get updates, rightclick and select "SVN Update"
  8. If you make changes to a local file you want to upload, rightclick "SVN commit" and follow the prompts

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