---
title: Checkout a specific revision from SVN from the command line
excerpt: How to checkout a specific revision from a SVN (Subversion) repository.
tags:
- svn
- version-control
How to checkout a specific revision from a SVN (Subversion) repository.
If you're checking out the repository for the first time:
```language-bash
$ svn checkout -r 1234 url://repository/path
```
If you already have the repository checked out:
$ svn up -r 1234