The kdesvn Handbook

Rajko Albrecht (ral alwins-world.de)

Revision kdesvn 2.0 (2016-05-22)

Copyright © 2005, 2008 Rajko Albrecht

kdesvn - a subversion client by KDE.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction

Terms

2. Using kdesvn

kdesvn features

Beginning with subversion and kdesvn

Creating a working copy
Committing local changes
Update working copy
Adding and Deleting from working copy
Displaying logs

Working on repositories

Restoring deleted items
Importing folders

Other Operations

Merge
Resolving conflicts

Properties used by kdesvn for configuration

Bugtracker integration

The revision tree

Requirements

Internal log cache

Offline mode
Log cache and revision tree

Meaning of icon overlays

kdesvn and passwords

Not saving passwords
Saving passwords in KWallet
Saving to subversion's own password storage
Internal password cache
Special case svn+ssh

3. Konqueror, KIO, kdesvn

Description

Usage of KIO outside Konqueror - an example

Programmers information about KIO::ksvn

Command list
Return values

4. Using kdesvn via command line

Command list

The “log” command
The “diff” command

5. Settings

Subversion and timed jobs settings

Diff & Merge

Use external diff display
External diff display
External merge program
Conflict resolver program

KIO / command line

6. Command Reference

The main kdesvn window

The File Menu
The Bookmark Menu
The Subversion Menu
The Database Menu
The Settings and Help Menu

7. Credits and License and Thanks

A. Syntax for revisions

List of Tables

2.1. Bugtracker Integration Properties
3.1. Command overview for KIO::ksvn::special
3.2. Content of metadata
4.1. Subversion commands
4.2. Parameter for subversion commands
5.1. Subversion
5.2. Timed jobs

List of Examples

3.1. Retrieving differences between revisions using KDiff3 and KIO::ksvn
4.1. Display the last 20 commit logs
4.2. Print difference against repository, i.e. local changes
4.3. Print difference between revisions
4.4. Diffing two tagged versions