Subversion’s Ignore List
January 8, 2010The idea behind the Subversion ignore list is very simple: when adding (using svn add or svn import) files into a Subversion repository, any file that matches a pattern on the ignore list is skipped.
The ignore list is constructed from two sources:
- the client specific global-ignores list;
- any svn:ignore property associated with the directory into which the file is being added.
The global-ignores configuration parameter is set in the client’s config file and applies to all additions executed from that client (excluding those that specify the command line option –no-ignore). To this global-ignores list is added, on a directory by directory basis, any patterns associated with svn:ignore properties associated with directories.
The ignore list becomes a little more complicated when combined with wildcards in file names provided to the add commands. Rather than write a long post on the subject I have provided an extract from my Subversion training course (divided into two parts here because of YouTube length restrictions, it’s all one video in the course 
Oh, and WordPress, who host this blog, do not support embedded playlists. If you prefer to watch this as a playlist, go here).
If you watch these videos here I suggest you expand then to full screen otherwise they’re too small to read (again, this is a limitation of wordpress.com hosting).
Part 1
Part 2
