- working copy is an ordinary directory on your local system
- you edit these files, test
- when you are ready you publish your changes by writing to the
repository
- if someone else has already changed a file or files, you will
have to merge the newer one with yours before being allowed to
write
- working copy has extra files in .svn directory known as the
working copy administrative directory
- a typical Subversion repository contains files for several
projects, a working copy for a specific project will only have the
relevant subtree.
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