1. Chapter 1 Fundamental Concepts

   1. The Repository

   2. Versioning Models

   3. Subversion in Action

   4. Summary

2. Chapter 2 Basic Usage

   1. Help!

   2. Getting Data into Your Repository

   3. Initial Checkout

   4. Basic Work Cycle

   5. Examining History

   6. Sometimes You Just Need to Clean Up

   7. Summary

3. Chapter 3 Advanced Topics

   1. Revision Specifiers

   2. Properties

   3. File Portability

   4. Ignoring Unversioned Items

   5. Keyword Substitution

   6. Sparse Directories

   7. Locking

   8. Externals Definitions

   9. Peg and Operative Revisions

   10. Changelists

   11. Network Model

   12. Summary

4. Chapter 4 Branching and Merging

   1. What’s a Branch?

   2. Using Branches

   3. Basic Merging

   4. Advanced Merging

   5. Traversing Branches

   6. Tags

   7. Branch Maintenance

   8. Common Branching Patterns

   9. Vendor Branches

   10. Summary

5. Chapter 5 Repository Administration

   1. The Subversion Repository, Defined

   2. Strategies for Repository Deployment

   3. Creating and Configuring Your Repository

   4. Repository Maintenance

   5. Moving and Removing Repositories

   6. Summary

6. Chapter 6 Server Configuration

   1. Overview

   2. Choosing a Server Configuration

   3. svnserve, a Custom Server

   4. httpd, the Apache HTTP Server

   5. Path-Based Authorization

   6. Supporting Multiple Repository Access Methods

7. Chapter 7 Customizing Your Subversion Experience

   1. Runtime Configuration Area

   2. Localization

   3. Using External Editors

   4. Using External Differencing and Merge Tools

   5. Summary

8. Chapter 8 Embedding Subversion

   1. Layered Library Design

   2. Inside the Working Copy Administration Area

   3. Using the APIs

   4. Summary

9. Chapter 9 Subversion Complete Reference

   1. The Subversion Command-Line Client: svn

   2. svnadmin

   3. svnlook

   4. svnsync

   5. svnserve

   6. svndumpfilter

   7. svnversion

   8. mod_dav_svn Configuration Directives

   9. mod_authz_svn

   10. Subversion Properties

   11. Repository Hooks

1. Appendix Subversion Quick-Start Guide

   1. Installing Subversion

   2. High-Speed Tutorial

2. Appendix Subversion for CVS Users

   1. Revision Numbers Are Different Now

   2. Directory Versions

   3. More Disconnected Operations

   4. Distinction Between Status and Update

   5. Branches and Tags

   6. Metadata Properties

   7. Conflict Resolution

   8. Binary Files and Translation

   9. Versioned Modules

   10. Authentication

   11. Converting a Repository from CVS to Subversion

3. Appendix WebDAV and Autoversioning

   1. What Is WebDAV?

   2. Autoversioning

   3. Client Interoperability

4. Appendix Copyright

   1. Creative Commons Legal Code

5. Colophon

The animals on the cover of Version Control with Subversion, Second Edition, are hawksbill sea turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) or Honu'ea, as they are known in Hawaii. The hawksbill is a medium-sized turtle weighing up to 270 pounds, with a shell length of about 3 feet. This sea turtle can be found in tropical reef areas in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. The hawksbill gets its name from its distinctive beak-like mouth, and it is also recognized for its beautiful shell coloring, known as "tortoise shell," which was exploited by the fashion industry for many years. Hawksbill sea turtles are listed as an endangered species in Hawaii and are protected under the state law as well as many other endangered species laws.

Sea turtles are highly migratory and have unique nesting habits. Nesting occurs at night, typically between May and October. First, the females go ashore and look for small, isolated beaches where they can lay their eggs. After they choose a site, usually beyond the tideline, they dig a pit with their flippers and excavate an egg chamber. Sea turtles only nest every two to three years, but they can lay up to six clutches of eggs in one breeding season. A single nesting can contain as many as 230 eggs, with the average being about 130. When the last egg has been laid, the females cover the chamber with sand and return to the sea, leaving the eggs behind.

The eggs incubate in their sand chambers for two to three months, and then hatching takes place over several days. At birth, a hatchling is so small it can fit into the palm of a human hand. The newborn turtles emerge from their chambers in groups at night, when the sand is cool and there is less threat of predators. They immediately head toward the sea, guided by the moonlight and the stars' reflections on the water. But they face severe challenges during this journey, and the mortality rate is high, as many of them fall prey to shorebirds and crabs. The turtles that safely reach the ocean disappear into it and may only venture out again years later.

The cover image is a 19th-century engraving from Cuvier's Animals. The cover font is Adobe ITC Garamond. The text font is Linotype Birka; the heading font is Adobe Myriad Condensed; and the code font is LucasFont's TheSansMonoCondensed.