---
name: "SVK"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "svk"
version: "2.0.2-3"
release: "Debian 5.0 (Lenny)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/SVK"
---

# SVK(3pm)

A Distributed Version Control System

## NAME

SVK - A Distributed Version Control System

## SYNOPSIS

```
  use SVK;
  use SVK::XD;
  $xd = SVK::XD->new (depotmap => { '' => '/path/to/repos'});
  $svk = SVK->new (xd => $xd, output => \$output);
  # serialize the $xd object for future use.
  $svk->ls ('//'); # check $output for its output
  ...
```

## DESCRIPTION

`"SVK"` is the class that loads SVK::Command and invokes them. You can use it in your program to do what you do with the svk command line interface.

## CONSTRUCTOR

Options to `"new"`:

- xd

  SVK::XD object that handles depot and checkout copy mapping.

- output

  A scalar reference. After command invocation the output will be stored in the scalar. By default the output is not held in any scalar and will be printed to STDOUT.

## METHODS

All methods are autoloaded and deferred to `"SVK::Command->invoke"`.

## SEE ALSO

svk, SVK::XD, SVK::Command.