TortoiseSVN 1.7 Beginner's Guide (repost)

Perform version control in the easiest way with the best SVN client - TortoiseSVN
Master version control techniques with TortoiseSVN without the need for boring theory
Revolves around a real-world example based on a software company
The first and the only book that focuses on version control with TortoiseSVN
Reviewed by Stefan Kung, lead developer for the TortoiseSVN project

In Detail

TortoiseSVN is a Subversion client that gives you quick and easy access to all of Subversion's features. Perhaps you are aware of the importance of version control in software development or document management, but do you know how to use TortoiseSVN for efficient project management? Here is the first book about version control with TortoiseSVN.

TortoiseSVN 1.7 Beginner's Guide provides a comprehensive coverage of TortoiseSVN in its entirety. It is easy to follow the instructions with clear explanations and screenshots. This book will introduce the important features of TortoiseSVN and at the same time, give you a deeper and clearer understanding of the basic functionality, providing the answers to many questions that are encountered when using TortoiseSVN. TortoiseSVN is a client to SVN, but with this book and TortoiseSVN, you don't need to know anything about SVN, or wade through boring version control theory to get started using one of the most powerful version control applications in the world.

The book begins by introducing you to the basics of TortoiseSVN and tools needed to get started with version control. It then dives deep into details, covering the methods available to check and commit changes and keep track of data. Chapters cover conflict management, branching and merging of a project to avoid disturbing the main development version, using TortoiseSVN with popular bug-tracking systems, and much more.

By following the practical steps in this book, you will learn every aspect of using TortoiseSVN–from setting up the subversion server, to working with revision logs, and providing security and protection for your subversion server.

An engaging, step-by-step guide on how to use TortoiseSVN to make version control on Windows a quick and easy experience

What you will learn from this book
Select the working copy of a file to maintain coherency and avoid conflicts
Create and apply patches while maintaining consistency in the project
Work with revision graphs to check the changes made to the project
View who has made changes
Leave messages in the project to explain what you have done
Lock files so that no one else can change them while you are working on them
Create branches to allow maintaining multiple versions of the project at once, and merge them later
Use TortoiseSVN with Visual Studio
Use TortoiseSVN with common bug tracking applications
Secure and protect your Subversion server using SSL