SVN repo url

[Andrew Cane]

I just set up a new svn repo in my laptop by using

svnadmin create "c:\svn\repository"

and now I have "repository" folder in my c:\svn folder

after that, I want to import my java project (the project name is svntest) for the first time into the repository by first creating svntest folder inside repo and then adding the ttb folder using:

svn mkdir http://localhost/repo/svntest

but I got "could not connect to server (http://localhost)"

am I missing something here? thanks

[Jeanne Boyarsky]

Andrew,
Since you aren't running a server for your SVN, you could just use the file:// protocol to reference your local repository. Here is an example

[Andrew Cane]

so, does that mean http(s) protocol only works for remote repository? and I must use svn or file protocol for local repository?
and also, if I set the local repository with the following command:

svnadmin create c:/folder1/folder2/svn/repository

inside this repository, I have project A and B and each has ttb folder

how should I address trunk in project A?

svn://localhost/repository/projectA/trunk

or

svn://localhost/folder1/folder2/svn/repository/projectA/trunk

or

svn://localhost/projectA/trunk

I just want to know how the physical folder structure of the repository will affect the URL. thanks

[Joe Areeda]

Hi Andrew,

I think you're missing something about the protocol, server and local file repositories. I suggest you read Jeanne's link.

Our svn repositories are hosted on Linux and use Apache as the front end. Therefore our urls are something like https://example.com/svn/folder/project/trunk

If you don't set up a server and there are different types not just a web server, you use the file:// protocol id which means you are specifying the full path to the directory you're interested in.

Joe