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From: John Gordon <gordon@panix.com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.unix.programmer,comp.os.linux.development.apps
Subject: Re: Using Subversion (svn) to manage website files?
Date: Wed, 15 May 2013 21:55:42 +0000 (UTC)
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In <kmqd3k$co1$1@dont-email.me> David <david@55952163-3189045.bogus.domain.invalid> writes:

> I'm planning to use Subversion (svn) to manage and deploy website files
> on our development and live websites, but am new to Subversion and so
> would be very grateful for some advice..

Subversion is good for managing the files (i.e. keeping track of revisions),
but I wouldn't use it for deployment.  Something like rpm is much better
suited for that task.

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