Issues regarding SVN folders and good repository name

Question

I am a little bit confused how SVN related settings should be configured assuming I want to use SVN on my local machine. They are as below:

1. Are the folders -- trunk, branch and tag -- created by default or do we need to introduce it ourselves (like using mkdir command on UNIX)?
2. Is it a good practice to name our repository as svn or can it be any?

Answer 1

1) No, the trunk,branches,tags directories are not automatic or even required. That particular directory heirarchy is just a common practice and you must create each directory yourself via svn mkdir. If you are on a Unix system with a Bash shell, you can do it in one go:

 svn mkdir file:///your/svn/repo/projectname/{trunk,tags,branches}

2) Your repository name is completely arbitrary. Name it whatever you want.