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Name

svnadmin create — Create a new, empty repository.

Synopsis

svnadmin create REPOS_PATH

Description

Create a new, empty repository at the path provided. If the provided directory does not exist, it will be created for you.[42]

Switches

--bdb-txn-nosync
--bdb-log-keep

Examples

Creating a new repository is just this easy:

$ svnadmin create /usr/local/svn/repos


[42] Remember, svnadmin works only with local paths, not URLs.