Backup svn

see Google's Answer for more

To Setup

$ svnadmin create <backup_path>
$ cd <backup_path>
$ echo -e "#\0041/bin/bash\nexit 0" > hooks/pre-revprop-change
$ chmod +x hooks/pre-revprop-change
$ svnsync init --username attie file://`pwd` http://<live_svn_path>
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To Sync

$ svnsync sync --username attie file://<full_backup_path>

A Setup Script

Usage:

$ ./setupsvnsync backup http://svnserver/source username

Script:

#!/bin/bash
echo -e "Backup Path:\t$1"
echo -e "Source Path:\t$2"
echo -e "Username:\t$3"
 
echo
read -p "*** Press any key if you are happy to continue... ***"
echo
 
svnadmin create $1
cd $1
echo -e "#\0041/bin/bash\nexit 0" > hooks/pre-revprop-change
chmod +x hooks/pre-revprop-change
svnsync init --username $3 file://`pwd` $2
 
echo
echo -e "Backup Command:\tsvnsync sync --username $3 file://`pwd`"
echo
read -p "*** Press any key to run the initial sync, or press ^C to quit now... ***"
 
svnsync sync --username $3 file://`pwd`