List out all SVN repos created by various users in their own locations

Question

How do I list all the subversion repos created with svnadmin create by various users? I want to setup a method to backup the repositories. But first, I should know a list of them. Many users might have created their own repos into multiple locations.

Answer 1

You will have to scan for the SVN repository folders. If you find a folder containing the following items it is safe to say you found an svn repo:

• folder conf
• folder db
• folder hooks
• folder locks
• file fs-type

Answer 2

This Is when I start wondering if you really want to do this.

perhaps a more centralised repo would be a better idea? or if you have a distributed model, use something like git or hg.