#Snailsvn create working copy how to#
#Snailsvn create working copy windows#

It is slow, but I expected that, especially given the size of our repos (lots of small config files). So far I have been very happy with SnailSVN.

#Snailsvn create working copy windows#

I had used TortiseSVN under Windows years ago and it worked fine for what we needed. I had been looking for an alternative for a while and came across SnailSVN. I had been using Cornerstone to check in and manage system config files with our SVN repos. Q: Does SnailSVN work for file managers other than Finder?Ī: SnailSVN is primarily a Finder extension, so it is likely that it will not work for other file managers. Q: Does SnailSVN work well with other SVN clients?Ī: SnailSVN should work with any kinds of SVN clients that is compatible with Subversion 1.7.x, 1.8.x or 1.9.x, from the command line client to the GUI apps.

#Snailsvn create working copy how to#

Q: How to mark multiple files as checked in the SVN commit window?Ī: Please select the files you would like to commit, right click and select 'Mark as selected' from the context menu. Q: What kind of URL schemes does SnailSVN support?Ī: SnailSVN supports the following URL schemes: The last resort is to relaunch Finder or restart your computer. If the problem persists, please disable 'SnailSVN Extension' in 'System Preferences » Extensions' and then enable it again. If your SVN working copy is monitored by multiple Finder extensions, please make sure that SnailSVN Extension comes first in 'System Preferences » Extensions » Finder', you can drag and drop the extensions to adjust the order. Q: There is no icon overlays / context menu for the files?Ī: Please make sure that you've enabled 'SnailSVN Extension' in 'System Preferences » Extensions', and also make sure that you've added the working copy to SnailSVN Preferences.

Navigate to your working copy in Finder and right click to access the SnailSVN functionalities. Checkout a SVN working copy with SnailSVN (File » SVN Checkout.) or add an existing SVN working copy to SnailSVN (SnailSVN Preferences » Working Copies).ģ. Enable 'SnailSVN Extension' in 'System Preferences » Extensions'.Ģ. In a few steps, you can start using SnailSVN easily:ġ. It tracks your SVN working copies and updates the icon overlays automatically, giving you visual feedback of the current state of your working copies. SnailSVN also adds icon overlays to your SVN working copies in Finder. SnailSVN allows you to access the most frequently used SVN features, from the Finder context menu directly. What does SnailSVN: SVN for Finder do? SnailSVN is a TortoiseSVN-like Apache Subversion (SVN) client, implemented as a Finder extension.