create a directory call 'Subversion' in this directory you will be putting all the subversion files. then download a few repository directories as directed here. ------------- % mkdir Subversion % cd Subversion % svn checkout svn://bahamut.astro.lsa.umich.edu/MIRC % svn checkout svn://bahamut.astro.lsa.umich.edu/CHAMP % svn checkout svn://bahamut.astro.lsa.umich.edu/Libraries % svn checkout svn://bahamut.astro.lsa.umich.edu/Users/Template ---- Now copy the Template directory (and everything inside to your own name: --- % cd Users % cp -r Template USERNAME --- then add your new username to the repository --- % svn add USERNAME % svn commit