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Moving a subversion repository from one server to another, while still preserving all your version history may seam like a daunting task, but fortunately it's not too difficult.

I recently had to move a subversion (svn) repository to another server.

If you work with version control systems like subversion (svn) I'm sure you can relate to the problem of having test files show up when you try to commit changes. It is actually pretty simple to tell subversion ignore directories or specific files.

I just noticed this deal on SpendFish, and I thought some of my blog readers may be interested... Amazon has the book Practical Subversion by Garrett Rooney on sale for $2.99. It qualifies for free shipping if you spend over $25 as well.

They have a few other tech books on sale for $2.

I was delighted to find that connecting to a subversion repository on a remote server over SSH was quite easy on my Mac (windows may be another story).

Lets face it, unless you have a photographic memory, no developer can remember all the different functions, options, tags, etc. that exist. Documentation can be cumbersome at times, thats why I like cheat sheets.

Jacques Marneweck has posted a subversion pre-commit hook that will reject any commit attempt with a commit message less than 10 characters long.

This is handy if you have developers that like to leave blank commit messages.

I just published an article called: Using Subversion build hooks to send a findbugs report email.

The subversion version control system has a wonderfully handy feature called hooks. Hooks are essentially scripts that are triggered by a version control event (such as a commits, or revision property changes).

Craig Walls posts the top 10 things he likes about subversion version control on his weblog.

Atomic Commits

I have been reading up on Subversion - an open source control product, my friend Tim provoked me into this. I recommend checking out the Subversion Book (html, pdf) - which is a draft of an upcoming book Version Control With Subversion (O'Reilly & Associates).