SVN Repository – Difference Between Format and db/format Files

svnsvnserve

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

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:

Related Topic