Subversion Over SSH Overview | A Small Orange Support

<h2 id="hn_Subversion_over_SSH">Before You Start</h2>

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	<p>Assume you have some basic knowledge of Subversion and you know how to use it (import, commit, checkout, update, etc)</p>
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	<p>Assume you are using&nbsp;TortoiseSVN&nbsp;to browse repositories</p>
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	<p>Assume you know how to use pico or vi</p>
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<h2 id="hn_Creating_a_repository">Creating a Repository</h2>

<p>This is a guide on how I did it, you may want to create your own structure.</p>

<p>Create svn folder in your home folder:</p>

<p>$&nbsp;cd&nbsp;~<br />
$&nbsp;mkdir&nbsp;svn</p>

<p>Give the repo an SVN filesystem:</p>

<p>$ svnadmin create --fs-type&nbsp;fsfs svn</p>

<p>Then we need to hack bash a little to let us use SSH to login (and use pico or vi to edit):</p>

<p>$&nbsp;cd&nbsp;~<br />
$&nbsp;mv&nbsp;.bashrc .bashrc_old<br />
$&nbsp;cp&nbsp;/etc/bashrc .bashrc<br />
$ vi .bashrc</p>

<p>Then find the line containing:</p>

<p>mesg y</p>

<p>Replace it with:</p>

<p>tty -s<br />
if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then<br />
mesg y<br />
fi</p>

<p>That's it for repo creation!</p>

<h2>Connect</h2>

<p>The setup is pretty easy. Really, a few commands and you're done.<br />
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Make a new folder on your desktop and call it 'svn'. Right-click it and select 'TortoiseSVN&nbsp;-&gt; SVN Checkout' (or 'SVN Checkout' if it isn't in the sub-menu.)<br />
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The program will ask you for the "URL of repository", you will supply:</p>

<p>svn+ssh://YOURUSERNAME@YOURHOST/home/YOURUSERNAME/svn</p>

<p>The program will ask you for your password, you give it, and ta-da! You're ready to go!<br />
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The break down of this URL:<br />
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svn+ssh://**&nbsp;<strong>- the protocol</strong><br />
YOURUSERNAME@YOURHOST<strong>&nbsp; - come on now, seriously</strong><br />
/home/YOURUSERNAME/svn<strong>&nbsp;- the absolute path to your repository</strong><br />
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The 'repo' is an absolute path from the root of your system all the way up to the repository folder that we made in the last step.</p>