---
name: "svnwrap"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "subversion-tools"
version: "1.14.5-3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/svnwrap"
---

# svnwrap(1)

Umask wrapper for subversion client commands

## NAME

svnwrap - Umask wrapper for subversion client commands

## SYNOPSIS

**svnwrap** {**program**} \[*args...*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**svnwrap** is a simple shell script to work around permission problems when sharing Subversion repositories between multiple local users. **svnwrap** can be used either by specifying a particular **subversion** client command on the command line, or by invoking it by the same name as the desired client command, via a symlink.

**svnwrap** sets the *umask* to 002, then launches the appropriate **subversion** client command.  For complicated reasons, this is needed when using the clients with *BDB*-format repositories, but not for *FSFS*-format ones.

## EXAMPLES

To create a new BDB-format shared repository (note that FSFS-format shared repositories should also be created this way):

svnwrap svnadmin create --fs-type=bdb */path/to/repo*\
 chgrp -R *shared\_group /path/to/repo*

The following line in */etc/inetd.conf* can be used to serve *svn://* URLs:

svn stream tcp nowait *my\_svn\_user* /usr/bin/svnwrap svnserve svnserve -i -r */srv/svn*

The following commands enable use of **svnwrap** for local *file:///* and remote *svn+ssh://* URLs:

ln -s /usr/bin/svnwrap /usr/local/bin/svn\
 ln -s /usr/bin/svnwrap /usr/local/bin/svnserve

**svn** is used for local *file:///* URLs, and **svnserve** is invoked by remote users of *svn+ssh://* URLs.

## BUGS

If you symlink the **svn** binary to **svnwrap**, as shown in one of the examples, *all local users' working copies will also use the new* *umask*. Be sure to warn your users about this, as security-related surprises are rarely pleasant.

## SEE ALSO

[**svnserve**(8)](/svnserve/8.md), [**svn**(1)](/svn/1.md), [**svnlook**(1)](/svnlook/1.md).

## AUTHOR

**svnwrap** and this manual were written by Peter Samuelson for the Debian Project (but may be used by others).