I downloaded the SVN source, got it installed and added to my path for

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Asked: May 13, 20262026-05-13T11:41:02+00:00 2026-05-13T11:41:02+00:00

I downloaded the SVN source, got it installed and added to my path for easy access. So far, so good.

svn --version
svn, version 1.6.6 (r40053)
   compiled Oct 22 2009, 14:13:09

Reading the documentation (that everyone will want to point me to anyway), it instructs me to create a project:

svnadmin create tdl

Then, to add an unversioned copy of code, execute

svn import tdl file:///Users/webdev/Documents/dev/svn/tdl

What occurred next stumped me. I get an emacs terminal that looks like this:
screencap http://files.me.com/mjstelly/1ke13o

I have no idea what to make of this. I thought I did something wrong. So I closed the terminal and tried again. Same thing.

Has anyone experienced this before? If so, what the heck am I doing wrong?

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Editorial Team · Answer 1 · 2026-05-13T11:41:02+00:00

Editorial Team

In that emacs terminal type the message of the import, for example:

First commit, base project structure

…then save it and the svn import will take place.

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