cd ~/svn svnadmin create domainname.tld mkdir -p domainname.tld/trunk/public_html cd ~/svn/domainname.tld svn import trunk file:///Users/shortname/svn/domainname.tld/trunk -m "initial import" rsync -avuz --exclude-from='exclude-files.txt' trunk/public_html/ myuser@domainname.tld:~/public_html