Thread: SVN - setting svn: ignore for unversioned

Howdy SVN users,
I always like to run svn --show-updates before I update to live site from demo. Unfortunately my cache and media files are becoming a nuissance. I tried to set
an ignore property in the cache dir but I still see the unversioned cache files when I run a show update...
hee is my prop list for cache dir

usr@mydomain.com [~/public_html]# svn proplist cache
Properties on 'cache':
svn:ignore

can anyone tell me a way to NOT show these annoying unversioned files when I want to --show-updates

Thanks a million

P.S. Yes, I have placed this query on the svn forum too But would rather get the answer from folks running a similar set up local >repo>demo>live

thanks!

makenoiz

I think I got it.... so im sharing....

at command line
run
svn propset svn:ignore "*" cache/

this will ignore all those pesky unversioned cache files in the cache dir
. I found that i have to run the command in each dir. It does not take care of subdirs. For instance to igonre

files in media/images/profile and media/images/file-bg I had to run the command from within each of those dirs seprately to place the property specifically there for each dir. Just setting the prop in media/ will not take care of the sub directories ignores.

Seems to be working well so far. Will set for media files as well.

Hope this helps someone else out.

*** Now my only question is this. I show M next to the directories that I added the ignores to. Do I need to deal with this in any way or can I just lave them in M status?

makenoize

Originally Posted by makenoize

I think I got it.... so im sharing....

at command line
run
svn propset svn:ignore "*" cache/

this will ignore all those pesky unversioned cache files in the cache dir
. I found that i have to run the command in each dir. It does not take care of subdirs. For instance to igonre

files in media/images/profile and media/images/file-bg I had to run the command from within each of those dirs seprately to place the property specifically there for each dir. Just setting the prop in media/ will not take care of the sub directories ignores.

Seems to be working well so far. Will set for media files as well.

Hope this helps someone else out.

*** Now my only question is this. I show M next to the directories that I added the ignores to. Do I need to deal with this in any way or can I just lave them in M status?

makenoize

I also think so.