On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 18:49, Steve Kelem <st...@kelem.net> wrote: > I'm trying to add properties to a bunch of files that have a common file > extension, but are not the only files in the directory/directories. > > I would like to run something like: > > svn propset svn:needs-lock '*' *.png *.jpg *.vsd > > The problem is that I have a number of temporary files in the working > directory that match the pattern but are not and should not be checked in. > The problem with using the convenience of shell patterns is that subversion > aborts as soon as it processes a file that is not already checked in. It > also aborts even if a file or directory has the svn:ignore property set. > > I don't know of an easy way to match all the files that match a shell pattern > and are also already checked in. (Which would be a clunky workaround for not > having the following:) > > I'd like to use a switch such as: > > svn --ignore-non-checked-in-files propset svn:needs-lock '*' *.png *.jpg *.vsd > > Does such a switch already exist? Such a switch would tell subversion > commands to silently ignore files and directories that have not been checked > in. The opposite already exists. If I run svn add *.png, the "svn add" > command runs, but complains harmlessly if a file has already been checked in. > "svn add" does not halt if it encounters a file that has already been checked > in.
Try the --force switch.
