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Re: Subversion repository backup.

From: Toby Thain <toby_at_telegraphics.com.au>
Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2009 13:14:47 -0500

On 3-Mar-09, at 7:29 AM, Irfan Sayed wrote:

> I have gone through the entire description and found that svn
> provides "svnadmin hotcopy" tool to backup the svn data. But what i
> am doubting is that what this tool give more advantage over the
> normal file system's copy utility.
>
> Can somebody list out the advantages of using svn command to take
> the backup over normal file systems copy utility.

You must not use the filesystem to copy a live repo unless the server
is stopped (this is true of any non-trivial database system!)
Svnadmin dump or a hotcopy will give you a consistent backup while
the server is operational.

Apart from the obvious consistency issue, copying using the
filesystem may also involve portability concerns. It's not really an
option at all.

--Toby

>
> Please help
>
> Regaeds
> Irf.
>
>
>
> On 3/2/09, Irfan Sayed <irfu.sayed_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks Andy.
>
> Regards
> Irfan.
>
>
>
> On 2/27/09, Irfan Sayed <irfu.sayed_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I need to take the backup of subversion repository.
> Can you please let me know what is the best way to achieve this.
>
> Regards
> Irfan
>
>
>

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