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Re: Getting started with subversion

From: David Bartmess <dingodave_at_edingo.net>
Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2010 13:45:30 -0600

On 7/14/2010 1:33 PM, Thomas Garrod wrote:
> I'm sorry guys (and gals), I have a very basic question: How to you
> get files into your repository. I've got the O'Reilly book (2nd
> Edition), but I'm afraid is presumes too much of me.
>
> I looked at chapter 2, page 18, and it includes the following:
>
> ...typically use this when you have an existing tree of files that you
> want to begin tracking in your Subversion repository. For example:
>
> $ svnadmin create /ver/svn/newrepos
> $ svn import mytree file:///var/svn/newrepos/some/project \
>
> For the first line: what part of this is variable?
> For the second line: how do I know what to enter for "var/svn?newreos/
> some/project?"
>
> The path to my files on my computer is Macintosh HD/Users/TommyHome/
> KeelWorks/Projects/GraphicArt.
>
> My command client is Path Finder is set to "Macintosh: MyTaxes09
> TommyHome$" This is wrong, but I don't know how to change the
> directory. All tips accepted, except "get a brain" (I tried that).
>
> When I typed 'svnadmin create /ver/svn/newrepos' I got the following
> response:
>
> svnadmin: Repository creation failed
> svnadmin: Could not create top-level directory
> svnadmin: Can't create directory '/var/svn/newrepos': No such file or
> directory
> Macintosh:GraphicArt TommyHome$
Does the /var/svn directory exist? It doesn't create the entire path if
it doesn't exist...

-- 
"Dingo" Dave Bartmess
Broomfield, CO. USA
http://edingo.net
Received on 2010-07-14 21:46:26 CEST

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