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Rich
Asked: 2011-06-07 06:01:10 +0800 CST

Difference between the format and db/format files in a Subversion repository

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What is the difference between the following two files on an SVN server (ie not in a checked out repository)?

format
db/format

In our repositories the contents of the first is 5 while the contents of the second is 2

svn svnserve

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  1. Best Answer

    The format file contains information about Subversion repository format, while db/format holds information about Subversion Repository File System (FS) format.

    Repository format number:

    • Formats 0, 1 and 2 were pre-1.0.
    • Format 3 was current for 1.0 through to 1.3.
    • Format 4 was an abortive experiment during the development of the locking feature in the lead up to 1.2.
    • Format 5 was new in 1.4, and is the first format which may contain BDB or FSFS filesystems with a FS format other than 1, since prior formats are accepted by some versions of Subversion which do not pay attention to the FS format number.

    FSFS format number:

    • 42