How to do it...

1. Navigate to the wp-content/plugins directory of your local WordPress installation (for example, c:\WPDev\wp-content\plugins, if you followed the previous recipe) with the file explorer.
2. Right-click on the folder and select the TortoiseSVN | Import menu item.
3. Enter the file location of your local Subversion repository in the URL of repository field (for example, file:///c:/WPSVN), if it is not already specified.
4. Write a message in the Import message field that gives an overview of the files that are being imported into the repository:

1. Click on the OK button to complete the import process.

Once the import operation has started, TortoiseSVN sends all the selected files to the repository, displaying each of their names in the process. At the end of the import operation, it also displays the revision number that it assigned to this first set of files.