= SVN Documentation = 

== SVN Commands ==

 * Checkout : create/import a svn project from a repository on a server to a local computer.
 * Update : update your local svn project snapshot. Apply other user modifications on your local snapshot.
 * Commit : apply your svn project modification (update the repository).

The SVN lifecycle is the following :

 0. Check out a svn project from a repository : ''svn checkout !svn+ssh://user@server/svn_project_directory''.
 1. In that project, create or edit files and subdirectories. If a file or a directory is created, it must be added with the following command : ''svn add name''.
 2. Update your local copy from the repository, picking up changes your team members may have made since your last update : ''svn update''.
 3. Go to step 1. If you're ready to commit your changes, go to step 4.
 4. Commit your changes to the repository : ''svn commit''. Go to step 2.

== Ellidiss SVN Configuration ==

There are different ways of connecting to the repository :

 * !svn+ssh://user@server/svn_project_directory : the recommended way. The user must have an account on the server and be in the ''svn'' group.
 * !file://server/svn_project_directory : can be used with samba mounting (easier to use with windows) or on the local server (in that case, it is not necessary to put the server's name, !file:///). The svn repository must be shared on the local network.

== User Interface Tools ==

=== Tortoise SVN (windows) ===

In windows, one can use tortoise svn : http://tortoisesvn.tigris.org/. 

This tool is directly integrated in the windows contextual menu.

=== Rapid SVN (linux) ===

In linux, on can use rapid svn : http://rapidsvn.tigris.org/.