Subversion Properties
Subversion allows users to invent arbitrarily named versioned
properties on files and directories, as well as unversioned properties on
revisions. The only restriction is on properties whose names begin with
svn: (those are reserved for
Subversion’s own use). Although these properties may be set by users to
control Subversion’s behavior, users may not invent new svn: properties.
Versioned Properties
These are the versioned properties that Subversion reserves for its own use:
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svn:executable If present on a file, the client will make the file executable in Unix-hosted working copies. See File Executability.
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svn:mime-type If present on a file, the value indicates the file’s MIME type. This allows the client to decide whether line-based contextual merging is safe to perform during updates and can also affect how the file behaves when fetched via a web browser. See File Content Type.
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svn:ignore If present on a directory, the value is a list of unversioned file patterns to be ignored by svn status and other subcommands. See Ignoring Unversioned Items.
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svn:keywords If present on a file, the value tells the client how to expand particular keywords within the file. See Keyword Substitution.
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svn:eol-style If present on a file, the value tells the client how to manipulate the file’s line-endings in the working copy and in exported trees. See End-of-Line Character Sequences and “svn export” earlier in this chapter.
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svn:externals If present on a directory, the value is a ...
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