How to Install Subversion on Mac OS X
Navigate to http://subversion.apache.org/packages.html#osx., Unzip the .pkg file., Open the Terminal, located in the Utilities folder., Set up an SVN server., Launch Terminal, then create a directory called svnroot in your account directory, as...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Navigate to http://subversion.apache.org/packages.html#osx.
There you will find a number of binaries that you can download, each having various requirements.
Pick the one most appropriate for your needs. -
Step 2: Unzip the .pkg file.
It should create a Subversion installer on your desktop.
Double click that file, and follow the installation steps as directed. , Alternately, search in Spotlight for Terminal.
Enter the following at the $ prompt: svn If that returns "Type 'svn help' for usage," then svn is working correctly.
If /usr/local/bin is not in your path, edit your .profile and add a line like the following: export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin Open another Terminal window and try again with: svn , You will need this to distribute a Subversion project. ,, You can checkout in the terminal with this command: svn checkout file:///Users//svnroot For remote access, enable "ssh access" (in System Preferences/Sharing) and checkout with: svn checkout svn+ssh://my.domain.com/Users//svnroot , For example, svnX supports all current versions of Mac OS X from
10.5 to
10.8.
You can get it at http://code.google.com. , Under Repositories, add the URL und Login Data from the SVN Server.
Open the window; if you get an error, check the LogIn.
Switch to the Terminal and type: svn import
-m "your Import message" /my/local/project/path /my/remote/svn/repository This command adds all files from the local Project to the SVN Server.
Add the path of your SVN repository (from the SVN server) to the list in the Working Copy window in SVNx. , When you're working on this Project, you will see your modifications here. , Make a small modification on your working copy, then refresh the the Working Copy window.
SVNx displays all files with modifications.
Press the Commit button to add it to the SVN Server Repository. , -
Step 3: Open the Terminal
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Step 4: located in the Utilities folder.
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Step 5: Set up an SVN server.
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Step 6: Launch Terminal
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Step 7: then create a directory called svnroot in your account directory
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Step 8: as follows: mkdir svnroot Type: svnadmin create /Users//svnroot That creates your server!
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Step 9: Use the svn server with Terminal.
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Step 10: Set up a Subversion client.
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Step 11: After the download
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Step 12: start SVNx and you will see two windows named Working Copies and Repositories.
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Step 13: In SVNx open your working copy.
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Step 14: Test it.
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Step 15: If you prefer to work on the Subversion repository directly from the Finder
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Step 16: consider using either SCPlugin or SVN Scripts for Finder.
Detailed Guide
There you will find a number of binaries that you can download, each having various requirements.
Pick the one most appropriate for your needs.
It should create a Subversion installer on your desktop.
Double click that file, and follow the installation steps as directed. , Alternately, search in Spotlight for Terminal.
Enter the following at the $ prompt: svn If that returns "Type 'svn help' for usage," then svn is working correctly.
If /usr/local/bin is not in your path, edit your .profile and add a line like the following: export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin Open another Terminal window and try again with: svn , You will need this to distribute a Subversion project. ,, You can checkout in the terminal with this command: svn checkout file:///Users//svnroot For remote access, enable "ssh access" (in System Preferences/Sharing) and checkout with: svn checkout svn+ssh://my.domain.com/Users//svnroot , For example, svnX supports all current versions of Mac OS X from
10.5 to
10.8.
You can get it at http://code.google.com. , Under Repositories, add the URL und Login Data from the SVN Server.
Open the window; if you get an error, check the LogIn.
Switch to the Terminal and type: svn import
-m "your Import message" /my/local/project/path /my/remote/svn/repository This command adds all files from the local Project to the SVN Server.
Add the path of your SVN repository (from the SVN server) to the list in the Working Copy window in SVNx. , When you're working on this Project, you will see your modifications here. , Make a small modification on your working copy, then refresh the the Working Copy window.
SVNx displays all files with modifications.
Press the Commit button to add it to the SVN Server Repository. ,
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