Apache Subversion (SVN) Server on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Apache Subversion (SVN) Server on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Apache Subversion is a software versioning and revision control system distributed under the Apache License. Software developers use Subversion to maintain current and historical versions of files such as source code, web pages, and documentation. It is a mostly compatible successor to the widely used Concurrent Versions System (CVS).

Apache Subversion Features:

• Commits as true atomic operations (interrupted commit operations in CVS would cause repository inconsistency or corruption).
• Renamed/copied/moved/removed files retain full revision history.
• The system maintains versioning for directories, renames, and file metadata (but not for timestamps). Users can move and/or copy entire directory-trees very quickly, while retaining full revision history.
• Versioning of symbolic links.
• Native support for binary files, with space-efficient binary-diff storage.
• Apache HTTP Server as network server, WebDAV/Delta-V for protocol. There is also an independent server process called svnserve that uses a custom protocol over TCP/IP.
• Branching is a cheap operation, independent of file size (though Subversion itself does not distinguish between a branch and a directory)
• Natively client–server, layered library design.
• Client/server protocol sends diffs in both directions.
• Costs proportional to change size, not to data size.
• Parsable output, including XML log output.
• Internationalized program messages.
• File locking for unmergeable files ("reserved checkouts").
• Path-based authorization.
• Language bindings for C#, PHP, Python, Perl, Ruby, and Java.
• Users can view or change the MIME type of each file, with the software knowing which MIME types can have their differences from previous versions shown.
• Merges between branches will be tracked, this allows automatic merging between branches without telling Subversion what does and does not need to be merged.
• Changelists to organize commits into commit groups.

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