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<DIV><SPAN class=165223701-17052006><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi,
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=165223701-17052006><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=165223701-17052006><FONT face=Arial size=2> I'm new
to Subversion, though have used CVS extensively.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=165223701-17052006><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=165223701-17052006><FONT face=Arial size=2> My
first step - determine what version of subversion (svn) I'm using, so I
know</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=165223701-17052006><FONT face=Arial size=2>what version of
the book to download. The help options seem useless
in </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=165223701-17052006><FONT face=Arial size=2>telling me how to do
this.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=165223701-17052006><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=165223701-17052006><FONT face=Arial size=2> So, I
take a punt and download the book corresponding to subversion version 1.3.
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=165223701-17052006><FONT face=Arial size=2>I still can't find
anything </FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=165223701-17052006><FONT face=Arial
size=2>about determining the version of our subversion installation. The
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=165223701-17052006><FONT face=Arial size=2>book doesn't
</FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=165223701-17052006><FONT face=Arial size=2>have an
index, and a textual search for 'version' naturally enough brings
back</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=165223701-17052006><FONT face=Arial size=2>way too many hits to
be useful.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=165223701-17052006><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=165223701-17052006><FONT face=Arial size=2>
Suggestions:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=165223701-17052006><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=165223701-17052006><FONT face=Arial size=2>- provide an obvious
'version' command line option on svn, and information about
this</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=165223701-17052006><FONT face=Arial size=2>in the help system
& in the book.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=165223701-17052006><FONT face=Arial size=2>- build a proper
index in the "Version Control with
Subversion" book.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=165223701-17052006><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=165223701-17052006><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Regards,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=165223701-17052006><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=165223701-17052006><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Graeme.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=165223701-17052006></SPAN><SPAN class=165223701-17052006><FONT
face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2>========================================================</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Dr Graeme
Woodward </FONT><A
href="mailto:graemew@agere.com"><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2>graemew@agere.com</FONT></A></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Agere Systems
Australia Phone: +61
2 8467 7716</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Lvl 3, 11-17 Khartoum
Rd, Fax: +61 2 8467
7777</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>North Ryde, NSW, 2113,
AUSTRALIA</FONT></DIV>
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