SVN: Ignore some directories recursively

Question

I don\'t want any directory named build or dist to go into my SVN no matter how deep in the tree it is.

Is this possible? In git I just put

Answer 1

svn propset takes --recursive as an option, so you can do this, with two downsides:

1. you have to check out the entire repository (or at least all directories therein), and
2. you have to remember to set the svn:ignore property whenever you add a new directory