Using SVN+SSH on Windows

Ealden, here's how I do it:

1. Install and prepare the Windows tools: Tortoise SVN and Putty.


2. Create a session in Putty, named svnsession, for example. In Connection > Data > Auto-login username.


3. Using the Tortoise SVN context menu (when right-clicking), select SVN Checkout. For the repository URL, type:
   

   svn+ssh://[putty-session-name]/path/to/repo

   You may be prompted for a password. To avoid that, try using SSH keys.

Update: Also, make sure that the SSH client field (in Tortoise SVN context menu > Settings > Network > SSH) is left blank. Tortoise uses its own built-in SSH client to establish the connection.