How do I ignore a directory with SVN?

Question

I just started using SVN, and I have a cache directory that I don\'t need under source control. How can I ignore the whole directory/folder with SVN?

I am using Vers

Answer 1

Bash oneliner for multiple ignores:

svn propset svn:ignore ".project"$'\n'".settings"$'\n'".buildpath" "yourpath"

Answer 2

If you are using a frontend for SVN like TortoiseSVN, or some sort of IDE integration, there should also be an ignore option in the same menu are as the commit/add operation.

Answer 3

Set the svn:ignore property of the parent directory:

svn propset svn:ignore dirname .

If you have multiple things to ignore, separate by newlines in the property value. In that case it's easier to edit the property value using an external editor:

svn propedit svn:ignore .

Answer 4

"Thank-you" svn for such a hideous, bogus and difficult way to ignore files.

So I wrote a script svn-ignore-all:

#!/bin/sh

# svn-ignore-all

# usage: 
#   1. run svn status to see what is going on at each step 
#   2. add or commit all files that you DO want to have in svn
#   3. remove any random files that you don't want to svn:ignore
#   4. run this script to svn:ignore everything marked '?' in output of `svn status`

svn status |
grep '^?' |
sed 's/^? *//' |
while read f; do
    d=`dirname "$f"`
    b=`basename "$f"`
    ignore=`svn propget svn:ignore "$d"`
    if [ -n "$ignore" ]; then
        ignore="$ignore
"
    fi
    ignore="$ignore$b"
    svn propset svn:ignore "$ignore" "$d"
done

Also, to ignore specific list of files / pathnames, we can use this variant svn-ignore. I guess svn-ignore-all should really be like xargs svn-ignore.

#!/bin/sh

# svn-ignore

# usage:
#   svn-ignore file/to/ignore ...

for f; do
    d=`dirname "$f"`
    b=`basename "$f"`
    ignore=`svn propget svn:ignore "$d"`
    if [ -n "$ignore" ]; then
        ignore="$ignore
"
    fi
    ignore="$ignore$b"
    svn propset svn:ignore "$ignore" "$d"
done

One more thing: I tend to pollute my svn checkouts with many random files. When it's time to commit, I move those files into an 'old' subdirectory, and tell svn to ignore 'old'.

Answer 5

Set the svn:ignore property. Most UI svn tools have a way to do this as well as the command line discussion in the link.

Answer 6

Since you're using Versions it's actually really easy:

• Browse your checked-out copy
• Click the directory to ignore
• In the "Ignore box on the right click Edit
• Type *.* to ignore all files (or *.jpg for just jpg files, etc.)