$ cd /home/ilja/svnroot $ svnadmin create --fs-type=fsfs my_project
$ cd /home/ilja/dev/projectX
.... clean the directory of .o files and all other crap ....
$ svn import . svn+ssh://hostname/home/ilja/svnroot/projectX -m "initial import"
$ cd /home/ilja/tmp $ svn co svn+ssh://hostname/home/ilja/svnroot/projectX projectX
... if everything OK, delete the old thing ...
$ svn commit
Sends your changes to the server.
$ svn update
which updates your working copy (useful if more than one person works on a project simultaneously)