Re: [TSVN] Newbie Q: How to Delete a Repository

Chris Share wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm new to Subversion and Tortoise.

Welcome!

> I've managed to install both programs and get them working properly and
> have even managed to create a repository and commit/update my working
> directory. This software sure seems easy to use--great work everyone!

Note that TortoiseSVN does not require Subversion installed, it uses
built-in Subversion libraries.
But you still need it if you want to run a server on the same machine or
you want to use the command line client.

> I have a question. Now that I've figured out how to setup/use
> Subversion/Tortoise with a test repository, I'd like to delete it. Is
> there a recommended way to do this? I couldn't see a way to do this with
> Tortoise and I couldn't see this explained in the manual or the FAQ.
>
> Can I just delete the repository?

It depends. How do you use your repository? Do you have it set up
through WebDAV (Apache) using http:// or do you use svnserve with svn://
or svn+ssh:// or do you just use file:///?

You can't delete a repository from client site for the obvious reason.

But right, you have to delete the directory containing the repository on
the server if you use http:// or svn:// or svn+ssh://. Maybe you also
want to stop Apache or svnserve, too, if you don't need them anymore.
If you use file:/// just delete the directory to loose everything.

Your working copies can be deleted at any time.

Rainer

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Received on Sun Apr 24 16:57:54 2005