--- /dev/null
+#
+# this handler will backup subversion repostitories.
+#
+
+getconf src /var/lib/svn
+getconf dest /var/backups/svn
+getconf tmp /var/backups/svn.tmp
+getconf HOTBACKUP /usr/lib/subversion/hot-backup.py
+
+error=0
+cd $src
+for repo in `find . -name svnserve.conf`
+do
+ repo=`dirname $repo`
+ repo=`dirname $repo`
+
+ ret=`mkdir -p $tmp/$repo 2>&1`
+ code=$?
+ if [ "$ret" ]; then
+ debug "$ret"
+ fi
+ if [ $code != 0 ]; then
+ error "command failed mkdir -p $tmp/$repo"
+ fi
+
+ ret=`$HOTBACKUP $src/$repo $tmp/$repo 2>&1`
+ code=$?
+ if [ "$ret" ]; then
+ debug "$ret"
+ fi
+ if [ $code != 0 ]; then
+ error "command failed -- $HOTBACKUP $src/$repo $tmp/$repo"
+ error=1
+ fi
+done
+
+if [ $error ]; then
+ echo "Error: because of earlier errors, we are leaving svn backups in $tmp instead of $dest"
+else
+ if [ -d $dest -a -d $tmp ]; then
+ rm -rf $dest
+ fi
+ if [ -d $tmp ]; then
+ mv $tmp $dest
+ fi
+fi
+
+exit 0