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here:</p><div class="variablelist"><dl><dt><span class="term"><a class="xref" href="svn.preface.html" title="Preface">Preface</a></span></dt><dd><p>Covers the history of Subversion as well as its
features, architecture, and components.</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><a class="xref" href="svn.basic.html" title="Chapter 1. Fundamental Concepts">Chapter 1, <i>Fundamental Concepts</i></a></span></dt><dd><p>Explains the basics of version control and different
versioning models, along with Subversion's repository,
working copies, and revisions.</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><a class="xref" href="svn.tour.html" title="Chapter 2. Basic Usage">Chapter 2, <i>Basic Usage</i></a></span></dt><dd><p>Walks you through a day in the life of a Subversion
user. It demonstrates how to use a Subversion client to
obtain, modify, and commit data.</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><a class="xref" href="svn.advanced.html" title="Chapter 3. Advanced Topics">Chapter 3, <i>Advanced Topics</i></a></span></dt><dd><p>Covers more complex features that regular users will
eventually come into contact with, such as versioned
metadata, file locking, and peg revisions.</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><a class="xref" href="svn.branchmerge.html" title="Chapter 4. Branching and Merging">Chapter 4, <i>Branching and Merging</i></a></span></dt><dd><p>Discusses branches, merges, and tagging, including
best practices for branching and merging, common
use cases, how to undo changes, and how to easily swing
from one branch to the next.</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><a class="xref" href="svn.reposadmin.html" title="Chapter 5. Repository Administration">Chapter 5, <i>Repository Administration</i></a></span></dt><dd><p>Describes the basics of the Subversion repository,
how to create, configure, and maintain a repository, and
the tools you can use to do all of this.</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><a class="xref" href="svn.serverconfig.html" title="Chapter 6. Server Configuration">Chapter 6, <i>Server Configuration</i></a></span></dt><dd><p>Explains how to configure your Subversion server and
different ways to access your repository:
<code class="literal">HTTP</code>, the <code class="literal">svn</code>
protocol, and local disk access. It also covers the details
of authentication, authorization and anonymous
access.</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><a class="xref" href="svn.customization.html" title="Chapter 7. Customizing Your Subversion Experience">Chapter 7, <i>Customizing Your Subversion Experience</i></a></span></dt><dd><p>Explores the Subversion client configuration files,
the handling of internationalized text, and how to make
external tools cooperate with Subversion.</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><a class="xref" href="svn.developer.html" title="Chapter 8. Embedding Subversion">Chapter 8, <i>Embedding Subversion</i></a></span></dt><dd><p>Describes the internals of Subversion, the
Subversion filesystem, and the working copy
administrative areas from a programmer's point of view.
Demonstrates how to use the public APIs to write a
program that uses Subversion, and most importantly, how
to contribute to the development of Subversion.</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><a class="xref" href="svn.ref.html" title="Chapter 9. Subversion Complete Reference">Chapter 9, <i>Subversion Complete Reference</i></a></span></dt><dd><p>Explains in great detail every subcommand of
<span class="command"><strong>svn</strong></span>, <span class="command"><strong>svnadmin</strong></span>, and
<span class="command"><strong>svnlook</strong></span> with plenty of examples for
the whole family!</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><a class="xref" href="svn.intro.html" title="Appendix A. Subversion Quick-Start Guide">Appendix A, <i>Subversion Quick-Start Guide</i></a></span></dt><dd><p>For the impatient, a whirlwind explanation of how to
install Subversion and start using it immediately. You
have been warned.</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><a class="xref" href="svn.forcvs.html" title="Appendix B. Subversion for CVS Users">Appendix B, <i>Subversion for CVS Users</i></a></span></dt><dd><p>Covers the similarities and differences between
Subversion and CVS, with numerous suggestions on how to
break all the bad habits you picked up from years of
using CVS. Included are descriptions of Subversion
revision numbers, versioned directories, offline
operations, <span class="command"><strong>update</strong></span>
vs. <span class="command"><strong>status</strong></span>, branches, tags, metadata,
conflict resolution, and authentication.</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><a class="xref" href="svn.webdav.html" title="Appendix C. WebDAV and Autoversioning">Appendix C, <i>WebDAV and Autoversioning</i></a></span></dt><dd><p>Describes the details of WebDAV and DeltaV, and how
you can configure your Subversion repository to be
mounted read/write as a DAV share.</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><a class="xref" href="svn.3rdparty.html" title="Appendix D. Third Party Tools">Appendix D, <i>Third Party Tools</i></a></span></dt><dd><p>Discusses tools that support or use Subversion,
including alternative client programs, repository
browser tools, and so on.</p></dd></dl></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr /><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="svn.preface.conventions.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="svn.preface.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="svn.preface.free.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">Conventions Used in This Book </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> This Book is Free</td></tr></table></div></body></html>
