Tortoise Svn

TortoiseSVN is a popular Apache Subversion client for Windows, implemented as a Microsoft Windows shell extension. As it isn’t integrated into a specific IDE it can be used with a range of development tools; for example, it can be integrated into Microsoft Visual Studio using a third-party plugin such as VisualSVN. TortoiseSVN is a Windows OS utility integrated with Windows file Explorer. It provides a client application to a Subversion server. TortoioseSVN is developed under the GPL.

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TortoiseSVN is a popular SVN client that is used to communicate with the SVN server. It is a revision control, version control, and source control software for windows. It is based on a top Apache product 'Subversion'. It provides a splendid and easy user interface for the SVN.

It is developed under the GPL (General public license), which means it is open-source and free. The source code of the SVN is also available, so we can also develop our version.

Since it's not an integration tool for the IDE's like Eclipse, Visual Studio, or others, we can use it with any development tools we like, and with any file.

Features of TortoiseSVN

Features of SVN are as follows:

  • It is easy to use.
  • All commands can be performed directly from the window explorer.
  • It allows us to move files by dragging and dropping from the window explorer.
  • It supports all SVN protocols.
  • It has a robust commit dialogue.
  • It provides a flexible mechanism to integrate it with any web-based issue tracking system.

Installation of TortoiseSVN (SVN Client)

Installation of TortoiseSVN is a straight forward process. Below are the required steps to install it.

First of all, we need an installer file.

To download the installer file, visit the TortoiseSVN official Download page. Here we can see the various download options. Consider the below image:

Kindly select the required options according to our system configuration, whether it is 32bit or 64 bit. After this, the installer file will start downloading.

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Run the installer file to start the installation. The setup wizard will start the installation, click Next to continue.

The next step is to read the license agreement. Read the license agreement and click Next to continue the installation.

The next step is to pick and install the location and features. Pick the location and select the features you want to install. Click Next to continue the installation.

Now we are all set to go with the TortoiseSVN. The setup wizard is ready to begin the custom installation. Click Install to complete the installation.

We have completed the installation process. Click Finish to explore the TortoiseSVN.

We have successfully installed the TortoiseSVN client for the SVN server.

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Question

I want to use commandline SVN options. I use TortoiseSVN, and I run several commands and I get the following error.

'svn' is not recognized as an internal or external command

I used the command

I think I should add some environment variable or something else.

What should I do or can't TortoiseSVN be used from the command line?

Solution

By default TortoiseSVN always has a GUI (Graphical User Interface) associated with it. But on the installer (of version 1.7 and later) you can select the 'command line client tools' option so you can call svn commands (like svn commit and svn update) from the command line.

Here's a screenshot of the 'command line client tools' option in the installer, you need to make sure you select it:

OTHER TIPS

TortoiseSVN has a command-line interface that can be used for TortoiseSVN GUI automation and it's different from the normal Subversion one.

You can find information about the command-line options of TortoiseSVN in the documentation:Appendix D. Automating TortoiseSVN. The main program to work with here is TortoiseProc.exe.

But a note pretty much at the top there already says:

Remember that TortoiseSVN is a GUI client, and this automation guide shows you how to make the TortoiseSVN dialogs appear to collect user input. If you want to write a script which requires no input, you should use the official Subversion command line client instead.

Another option would be that you install the Subversion binaries. Slik SVN is a nice build (and doesn't require a registration like Collabnet). Recent versions of TortoiseSVN also include the command-line client if you choose to install it.

In case you have already installed the TortoiseSVN GUI and wondering how to upgrade to command line tools, here are the steps...

  1. Go to Windows Control Panel → Program and Features (Windows 7+)
  2. Locate TortoiseSVN and click on it.
  3. Select 'Change' from the options available.

  4. Refer to this image for further steps.

  5. After completion of the command line client tools, open a command prompt and type svn help to check the successful install.

To use command support you should follow this steps:

  1. Define Path in Environment Variables:

    • open 'System Properties';
    • on the tab 'Advanced' click on the 'Environment Variables' button
    • in the section 'System variables' select 'Path' option and click 'edit'

    • append variable value with the path to TortoiseProc.exe file, for example:

      C:Program FilesTortoiseSVNbin

  2. Since you have registered TortoiseProc, you can use it in according to TortoiseSVN documentation.

    Examples:

    TortoiseProc.exe /command:commit /path:'c:svn_wcfile1.txt*c:svn_wcfile2.txt' /logmsg:'test log message' /closeonend:0

    TortoiseProc.exe /command:update /path:'c:svn_wc' /closeonend:0

    TortoiseProc.exe /command:log /path:'c:svn_wcfile1.txt' /startrev:50 /endrev:60 /closeonend:0

P.S. To use friendly name like 'svn' instead of 'TortoiseProc', place 'svn.bat' file in the directory of 'TortoiseProc.exe'. There is an example of svn.bat:

To enable svn run the TortoiseSVN installation program again, select 'Modify' (Allows users to change the way features are installed) and install 'command line client tools'.

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My solution was to use DOSKEY to set up some aliases to for the commands I use the most:

Google 'doskey persist' for tips on how to set up a .cmd file that runs every time you open the command prompt like a .*rc file in Unix.

You can have both TortoiseSVN and the Apache Subversion command line tools installed. I usually install the Apache SVN tools from the VisualSVN download site: https://www.visualsvn.com/downloads/

Once installed, place the Subversionbin in your set PATH. Then you will be able to use TortoiseSVN when you want to use the GUI, and you have the proper SVN command line tools to use from the command line.

As Joey pointed out, TortoiseSVN has a commandline syntax of its own. Unfortunately it is quite ugly, if you are used to svn commands, and it ignores the current working directory, thus it is not very usable - except for scripting.

I have created a little Python program (tsvn) which mimics the svn commandline syntax as closely as possible and calls TortoiseSVN accordingly. Thus, the difference between calling the normal commandline tools and calling TortoiseSVN is reduced to a little letter t at the beginning.

My tsvn program is not yet complete but already useful. It can be found in the cheeseshop (https://pypi.python.org/pypi/tsvn/)

After some time, I used this workaround...

(at the .bat file)

My fix for getting SVN commands was to copy .exe and .dll files from the TortoiseSVN directory and pasting them into system32 folder.

You could also perform the command from the TortoiseSVN directory and add the path of the working directory to each command. For example:

Adding the bin to the path should make it work without duplicating the files, but it didn't work for me.

There is a confusion that is causing a lot of TortoiseSVN users to use the wrong command line tools when they actually were looking for svn.exe command line client.

What should I do or can't TortoiseSVN be used from the command line?

svn.exe

If you want to run Subversion commands from the command prompt, you should run the svn.exe command line client. TortoiseSVN 1.6.x and older versions did not include SVN command-line tools, but modern versions do.

If you want to get SVN command line tools without having to install TortoiseSVN, check the SVN binary distributions page or simply download the latest version from VisualSVN downloads page.

If you have SVN command line tools installed on your system, but still get the error 'svn' is not recognized as an internal or external command, you should check %PATH% environment variable. %PATH% must include the path to SVN tools directory e.g. C:Program Files (x86)VisualSVNbin.

TortoiseProc.exe

Apart from svn.exe, TortoiseSVN comes with TortoiseProc.exe that can be called from command prompt. In most cases, you do not need to use this tool, because it should be only used for GUI automation. TortoiseProc.exe is not a replacement for SVN command-line client.

After selecting 'SVN command line tools' it will become like this:

I had command line tools installed already, but still I was not able to fix this error.

  • I restarted Android Studio, but it did not solve my issue

Then I realized that after installing SVN I had not restarted the PC, and that was the major issue.

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