Part 8Advanced Topics

Subversion includes some advanced features that you might not need every day. Questions do often come up about these subjects, so we wanted to include extra information for advanced users.

Covered in this part:

  • Subversion uses properties to control some of its features. One example is ignoring files using the svn:ignore property on a directory. So far we’ve glossed over what properties really are; Task 43, Working with Properties explains the topic in full.

  • Subversion’s directory-based structure is flexible and free-form, with only community conventions to tell you how to structure projects inside your repository. Handling multiple projects is a common area of concern. Task 45, Organizing Multiple Projects covers ...

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