
Then in the right side of the window, under Configure the program used for comparing different revisions of files Select External and include the path for P4Merge. In the Settings window, in the left menu, select Diff Viewer under the External Programs section. Once complete, go to the TortoiseSVN, Settings tool from within the Start Menu, or by right clicking within your repository, and under TortoiseSVN, selecting Settings. Its intuitive and easy to use, since it doesnt require the Subversion command line client to run. Which means its available right where you need it: in the Windows file explorer. TortoiseSVN is a Subversion (SVN) client, implemented as a windows shell extension.
#SUBVERSION WINDOWS CLIENTS INSTALL#
This will install a bunch of PerforceĬlient software (as it is required for their system) including P4Merge. An Apache SVN client, right where you need it most. Look for "The Perforce Visual Client ( P4V)",Īnd select your operating system. You can download a copy from Perforce at their download site. Of the different modifications you can make to your Tortoise configuration, I would suggest using Perforce's P4Merge for diffing. This will then bring up a diff window so that you can see the differences between the two files. Next, right click on one of the selected files and select Compare revisions. Placed it in my "My Documents" directory, which also shows up asįrom the Start Menu, find the TortoiseSVN directory, and select Settings. In this example, I created the directory "s-neteng" and These current version files are kept in your "local repository".ĭecide where you want these files to be kept, and create a directory to The most up to date version of all the current files on to your PC. Repository keeps all the different versions for each file, but copies Such application seems even nicer for me than shell extension. 1 Setup Local Directory and Define Remote RepositoryĪs discussed in the Theory of Operations, the remote SVN So then I installed RapidSVN - a normal Windows SVN client. Once you have downloaded the app, install it.įollow these steps to get your client app setup so that it works with a repository.Ģ. There are a few different ways to access the repository from a windows host, but for now, you will need to install the app TortoiseSVN.
#SUBVERSION WINDOWS CLIENTS HOW TO#
This page explains the steps to install a SVN Client app on a windows host, how to connect and download a repository, and then how to check in or modify current files.
