Create SVN dump without svnadmin

Question

I have my SVN hosted with a private provider who does not offer svnadmin dump to create my own backups. All I can do is use an SVN client.

I want to be able to use normal svn command lines and create a dump file so I can either back it up or move my SVN repo somewhere else whilst maintaining the history.

Is there any way I can do this? Or will I have to just have to lose the history and relocate.

Answer 1

You should use svnsync .

Here are detailed instructions:

• create a fresh local repo on your local machine
• use svnsync init to connect your local repository to your provider's
• use svnsync sync to replicate the repository to your machine

By this you maintain a local copy on your machine

Keep in mind that your local repository should not get changes from other places than via svnsync sync . But it is the easiest and most convenient way to keep a local backup.