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First, if you prefer GUI tools, try GUI tools for your OS. There are a variety of free tools available for this purpose.

For commands on Linux, check the following short tutorial.

1. Create a SVN reposity
   SVN is only available in Linux machines in our department now. Hence, you have to first ssh to a Linux machine (e.g. okanagan). You can use the following commands to create a SVN repository:
   
   svnadmin create --fs-type fsfs [repository name]
   For example, suppose you are in /lci, you can create a repository in /lci/svnroot by using
   
   svnadmin create --fs-type fsfs svnroot
2. Checkout a module
   Suppose you want to checkout module toolbox and your work directory is ./toolbox, use the command
   
   svn checkout file:///lci/svnroot/toolbox toolbox
3. Import a new module
   Suppose you want to import a new module test and the files are hosted in ./test, use the command
   
   svn import test file:///lci/svnroot/test --message "any message"
4. Check the status of files in the working directory
   You can use the following command to check the status of files in the working directory:
   
   svn status [--verbose]
5. Commit changes to the repository
   To commit changes to the repository, just enter your working directory and type:
   
   svn commit

A longer tutorial is here .