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Asked: May 15, 20262026-05-15T02:00:28+00:00 2026-05-15T02:00:28+00:00

I use svn update to deploy, but have recently explored Capistrano. I see they

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I use svn update to deploy, but have recently explored Capistrano. I see they support checkout, export, copy, and update+copy, but not just update. Is it frowned upon to use an svn working directory as a deployment directory and why?

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    2026-05-15T02:00:28+00:00Added an answer on May 15, 2026 at 2:00 am

    one reason is b/c SVN leaves a lot of “.svn” subdirs everywhere, which can be easily exploited to get directory structure and, maybe, any file contents of your project.

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