How to find my Subversion server version number?

Question

I want to know if my server is running Subversion 1.5.

How can I find that out?

Also would be nice to know my SVN client version number. svn help

Answer 1

Here's the simplest way to get the SVN server version. HTTP works even if your SVN repository requires HTTPS.

$ curl -X OPTIONS http://my-svn-domain/

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Apache/2.2.11 (Debian) DAV/2 SVN/1.5.6 PHP/5.2.9-4 ...