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Re: Add keywords to existing files.

From: Andy Levy <andy.levy_at_gmail.com>
Date: 2007-10-17 15:22:37 CEST

On 10/17/07, Gavin Baumanis <gavin@thespidernet.com> wrote:
> Gavin Baumanis <gavin@...> writes:
>
> Thanks for your assistance,
>
> I have managed to attribute the keywords properties to all required files!
> I do have a follow-up though, please.
>
> If I were to simply "Select All" files, would it have effect binaries that under
> version control? or is it (keyword properties) something that is purely stored
> in the repository, and then automagically added into source code as a result of
> the $keyword$ strings?

Subverison does exactly what you tell it to. If you apply svn:keywords
to binary files, and somehow $keyword$ appears in that binary, it'll
expand it. Always apply properties appropriate for each file type! One
size does NOT fit all!

Properties are stored as metadata associated with each file in the
repository. The keywords themselves are contained within the files.
When the Subversion client sees a file with svn:keywords set, it will
expand any instances of the keyword(s) in that file whenever the file
is checked out or updated.

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