Instructions for extracting an SVN backup and making a checkout of the source code sudo apt-get install subversion bunzip2 svn-backup-gnpackage-2009-03-10.bz2 mkdir /home/user/repo svnadmin create /home/user/repo svnadmin load /home/user/repo < svn-backup-gnpackage-2009-03-10 mkdir rev202 svn checkout file:///home/user/repo /home/user/rev202 -r 202 http://tecadmin.net/how-to-svn-subversion-dump-and-restore/# svnadmin create /path/to/repo svnadmin load /path/to/repo < backup-file svnlook info /path/to/repo -r number svnlook youngest /path/to/repo http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1227870/how-can-i-access-a-subversion-repository-using-a-local-path-in-windows svn checkout file:///path/to/repo /path/to/dir -r 202