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svn propset (pset, ps) — Set PROPNAME
to PROPVAL
on files, directories,
or revisions.
svn propset PROPNAME [PROPVAL | -F VALFILE] PATH...
svn propset PROPNAME --revprop -r REV [PROPVAL | -F VALFILE] [TARGET]
Set PROPNAME
to
PROPVAL
on files, directories,
or revisions. The first example creates a versioned, local
property change in the working copy, and the second
creates an unversioned, remote property change on a
repository revision
(TARGET
determines only which
repository to access).
Tip | |
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Subversion has a number of “special” properties that affect its behavior. See the section called “Subversion's Reserved Properties” for details. |
Set the MIME type for a file:
$ svn propset svn:mime-type image/jpeg foo.jpg property 'svn:mime-type' set on 'foo.jpg'
On a Unix system, if you want a file to have the executable permission set:
$ svn propset svn:executable ON somescript property 'svn:executable' set on 'somescript'
Perhaps you have an internal policy to set certain properties for the benefit of your coworkers:
$ svn propset owner sally foo.c property 'owner' set on 'foo.c'
If you made a mistake in a log message for a
particular revision and want to change it, use
--revprop
and set svn:log
to the new log message:
$ svn propset --revprop -r 25 svn:log "Journaled about trip to New York." property 'svn:log' set on repository revision '25'
Or, if you don't have a working copy, you can provide a URL:
$ svn propset --revprop -r 26 svn:log "Document nap." \ http://svn.red-bean.com/repos property 'svn:log' set on repository revision '25'
Lastly, you can tell propset to take its input from a file. You could even use this to set the contents of a property to something binary:
$ svn propset owner-pic -F sally.jpg moo.c property 'owner-pic' set on 'moo.c'
Note | |
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By default, you cannot modify revision properties
in a Subversion repository. Your repository
administrator must explicitly enable revision property
modifications by creating a hook named
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