TortoiseSVN

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Overview

TortoiseSVN is a Subversion client. It is a graphical interface you can use on your Windows computer to connect to your SVN repository at DreamHost. Using a client in this way allows you to manage your repository without running any shell commands as shown in the Subversion article.

This article is a very simple example of how to use TortoiseSVN. For further instructions, please view the official site:

Downloading TortoiseSVN

Visit the following link to download TortoiseSVN to your computer:

Connecting to your repository

  1. Create a repository in your DreamHost panel as detailed in the following article:
  2. On your Windows computer, navigate to an empty directory.
    In this example, a folder named /TortoiseSVN/mysvn has been created in the /Documents folder:
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  3. Right-click anywhere in this directory.
  4. In the menu, select 'SVN Checkout'.
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  5. In the prompt, enter your site URL followed by the name of the Subversion project. This is the name you created in the panel.
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  6. Click the OK button. TortoiseSVN connects to your repository and checks it out to your local computer, and a confirmation message appears showing what revision it's currently at.
    This also creates a .svn folder on your computer:
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  7. Move any files you like into this working copy directory.
    In this example a simple text file is the only thing added:
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  8. Right-click in the folder, and then select 'TortoiseSVN > Add' from the menu.
    • Even though the file is in the directory, it must still be added to the working copy.
    This adds the file to the working copy:
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  9. Commit the change by right clicking and selecting 'SVN Commit...'.
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  10. In the commit window, add a message to remind you why you're making this commit.
  11. Select the file and then click OK.
    A confirmation message displays with your new revision number:
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