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@@ -770,6 +770,51 @@
 to read-only.  Use the same procedure to create a branch in
 @file{/projectA/branches/}.
 
+One way to create such a repository is to create empty directories
+inside the repository first, checkout the directory you want to work
+on (conventionally trunk/), and make your changes in there.
+
+@example
+   $ svnadmin create /path/to/repos
+   $ svn mkdir file:///path/to/repos/projectA -m 'Base dir for A'
+   
+   Committed revision 1.
+   $ svn mkdir file:///path/to/repos/projectA/trunk -m 'Main dir for A'
+   
+   Committed revision 2.
+   $ svn mkdir file:///path/to/repos/projectA/branches -m 'Branches for A'
+   
+   Committed revision 3.
+   $ svn mkdir file:///path/to/repos/projectA/tags -m 'Tags for A'
+   
+   Committed revision 4.
+   $ svn co file:///path/to/repos/projectA/trunk projectA
+   Checked out revision 4.
+   $ 
+   ... now work on projectA ...
+@end example
+
+Another way to do it with only one commit, and hence only one log message:
+
+@example
+   svnadmin create /path/to/repos
+   $ mkdir projectA
+   $ mkdir projectA/trunk
+   $ mkdir projectA/branches
+   $ mkdir projectA/tags    
+   $ svn import file:///path/to/repos projectA projectA -m 'Dir layout for A'
+   Adding         projectA/trunk
+   Adding         projectA/branches
+   Adding         projectA/tags
+   
+   Committed revision 1.
+   $ rm -rf projectA/
+   $ svn co file:///path/to/repos/projectA/trunk projectA
+   Checked out revision 1.
+   $ 
+   ... now work on projectA ...
+@end example
+
 An alternate way to lay out a repository:
 
 @example