Subversion enables globally distributed software development teams to efficiently version and share source code. This version control system includes the following features: versioned directories, atomic commits, efficient editing of binary files, interactive resolution of file conflicts, quick branching and tagging, metadata for directories and files.

• CVS functions: Subversion was developed as an alternative to the Concurrent Versions System (CVS). Subversion supports almost all of the CVS functions and also provides numerous additional features.
• Versioning of directories: You can apply version control to both files and directories.
• Metadata: Subversion allows you to tag elements with metadata to make them easier to find and identify.