How to recover repository using SVN hotcopy?

Question

Okay. I used svn\'s hotcopy to make incremental back-ups, now how do I test that the hotcopies will work properly?

I searched the posts here regarding hotcopy. Most o

Answer 1

Are you just looking for a smoke test? Just point any client at it (directly on the machine, with the file:// protocol if you want) and do some checkouts- the files constitute a valid repo. The hotcopy is just to make sure you get a consistent copy (eg, checkins that happen during the hotcopy don't screw up the backup).