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[[:TuxSoftware]]

====== svn database in Berkeley style database file ======

     * repository in /home/svn on old and new machines

===== dump =====

     * on old tux, dump DB contents

<code>
 svnadmin dump /home/svn > svn.dump.file
</code>


===== load =====

     * copy dump file to new machine
     * on new tux, remove contents of /home/svn
     * on new tux, create new repository with

<code>
 svnadmin create /home/svn
</code>


  * load database contents into fresh clean repository

<code>
 svnadmin load /home/svn < svn.dump.file
</code>


===== check =====

  * find last revision number on old tux and new tux

<code>
 svnlook youngest /home/svn
</code>


  * verify these commands output identical info on old and new tux

<code>
 svn -v status file:///home/svn
 svn info /home/svn
</code>