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svn add — Add files, directories, or symbolic links.
Schedule files, directories, or symbolic links in your working copy for addition to the repository. They will be uploaded and added to the repository on your next commit. If you add something and change your mind before committing, you can unschedule the addition using svn revert.
--auto-props --depth ARG --force --no-auto-props --no-ignore --parents --quiet (-q) --targets FILENAME
To add a file to your working copy:
$ svn add foo.c A foo.c
When adding a directory, the default behavior of svn add is to recurse:
$ svn add testdir A testdir A testdir/a A testdir/b A testdir/c A testdir/d
You can add a directory without adding its contents:
$ svn add --depth=empty otherdir A otherdir
Normally, the command svn add *
will skip over any directories that are already under
version control. Sometimes, however, you may want to add
every unversioned object in your working copy, including
those hiding deeper. Passing the
--force option makes svn
add recurse into versioned directories:
$ svn add * --force A foo.c A somedir/bar.c A (bin) otherdir/docs/baz.doc …