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Asked: 2026-05-26T06:16:01+00:00

I have a few code files that are in incremental stages of development. i

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I have a few code files that are in incremental stages of development. i want to bring these code files under versioning for better management. I would use svn for this.

Since these files are lying on my computer and they are not currently a svn working copy since no version control system was used at the first instance, my question is how do i place/update them under a remotely hosted repository ?

Can we use a version control for managing code files that did not use a source control system at the start ?

Or

Basicaly what i want to know is how do you bring a current project under source control that did not use source control to manage code at the start?

If we can, then what commands/process do i need to follow to achieve this?

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  1. Editorial Team

    http://svnbook.red-bean.com/en/1.5/svn.ref.svn.c.import.html

    Your IDE integration should provide a nice import option (in Eclipse, that’s Team -> Share Project).

    If you have several versions of a project in different folders, you can somewhat “import” the version history manually.

    Say, import the oldest version you have into SVN. Then overwrite/add the files from your second version and commit; repeat this for all versions you have and that should be it.

    I think it’s probably a waste of time, though.

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