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[SubVersion | http://subversion.tigris.org/] is a modern VersionControlSystem that aims to replace [CVS]. Of the numerous [CVS] replacements, SubVersion is quite possibly the most similar to [CVS] in CommandLine interface and has a stable support community, making it a good choice if you wish to move away from [CVS].

It lifts the limitations of [CVS] by versioning MetaData and dealing with commits as a unit, called a change set. How does this help?
* Versioning MetaData along with the files allows for moving and renaming files within the repository without dissociating them from their history.
* Change sets guarantee that the repository will always be in a defined and consistent state. They also allow rolling back large commits as a whole, and are the foundation for SubVersion's vastly improved branch and tag handling.

The CommandLine client, analogous to cvs(1) and with very similar use for the most part, is called <tt>svn</tt>. <tt>svn help</tt> provides a list of all commands and global options. <tt>svn help ''command''</tt> provides help about the specific ''command''. Unfortunately, there is no ManPage to speak of.

Detailed information is available in [Version Control with Subversion | http://svnbook.red-bean.com/], a book available online freely but also soon to be published by O'Reilly.

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!! Notes

* To flag a file as executable use <tt>svn propset svn:executable on ''filename''</tt>

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