how to download freebsd source via svn

Install subversion

• From ports

# cd /usr/ports/devel/subversion
# make install

• From packages

# pkg_add -r subversion

check out FreeBSD Source
if you want patches since release, you are likely wanting to do Release Engineering

Release
svn checkout http://svn.freebsd.org/base/release/11.1.0/ /usr/src

Release Engineering
svn checkout http://svn.freebsd.org/base/release/11.1.0/ /usr/src

Stable
# svn checkout http://svn.freebsd.org/base/release/11.1.0/ /usr/src

Currrent
# svn checkout http://svn.freebsd.org/base/head /usr/src

https://www.rhyous.com/2009/12/25/how-to-download-freebsd-source-using-svn/

• This page contains documentation about the FreeBSD release engineering process.

https://www.freebsd.org/releng/index.html