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what does subversion mean? how could I apply this in my programs? thanx...

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Subversion (SVN) is a centralized version-control system for tracking changes to files and coordinating work across a team. As noted, it keeps revisions; the project is now hosted by the Apache Software Foundation (Apache Subversion). The system is particularly useful for C++ source trees to preserve history, collaborate on changes, and manage release branches and tags.

A minimal SVN workflow looks like this (create a repo, import code, check out a working copy, edit, commit, update):

svnadmin create /path/to/repo
svn import /path/to/myproject file:///path/to/repo/trunk -m "initial import"
svn checkout file:///path/to/repo/trunk myproject-wc
# inside working copy:
svn add foo.cpp
svn commit -m "add foo"
svn update
svn status
svn diff
svn log

Practical C++ notes: adopt the standard layout (/trunk, /branches, /tags); keep build artifacts and generated files out of the repo with svn:ignore; set svn:eol-style to native for text files to avoid cross-platform line-ending problems; avoid committing large binaries unless necessary and, when they must be stored, consider svn:needs-lock to prevent merge conflicts. Branches and tags in SVN are cheap copies (svn copy)—use them for release snapshots and feature branches, and merge back with svn merge.

For hands-on learning, the official Apache site and the Subversion book are comprehensive resources (Apache Subversion, Version Control with Subversion). For Windows GUI clients, TortoiseSVN provides an easy visual interface (TortoiseSVN). As pointed to a tutorial earlier, short tutorials are fine for a quick start, but the references above cover best practices and common pitfalls for real projects.

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> what does subversion mean?
Basically a way of keeping track of different revisions of a program in the open source world. Here's the official website:

And here's some extra info from Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subversion_(software)

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It's hard to find samples about subversions in the internet.. Do you have any site there where could I get complete tutorial about that? thanx.

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Something like ?

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tnx

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