Where does Subversion keep the initial version of a file after the initial commit?

Hello,

I have just used TortoiseSVN to do an initial commit of a simple
experimental project of mine into a Subversion
repository, freshly created.

After the initial commit, I could use TortoiseSVN to browse my repository.
 And I saw my source code file there,
as intended. It was only when I used DOS commands to 'browse'
through my repository that I didn't see my
source code file.

I wonder if you could please help me understand how and where Subversion
keeps the source code file after the
initial commit? If my understanding is correct, for each commit,
Subversion keeps, in the repository, a small file with
information of what has changed. This makes me think that for the
initial commit, Subversion would need to store
the complete source code file, somewhere. And I wonder where this would
be?

The reason I am having these questions is that I am planning to set up my
repository on a Windows shared drive,
which is regularly backed up. If the source code file is in the
repository, then my code back-up would be taken care
of. And if I loose my source code file, in my development environment,
I think I would still be OK.

But if the source code file is actually somewhere else outside of the
repository, then I would need to find another way
to back up my code.

Thank you for your help.

Chris
Received on 2008-10-14 03:51:22 CEST