Re: [RFC] svn propset should require 'force' to set unknown svn: propnames

On 19.11.2012 03:50, Julian Foad wrote:
> Proposal:
>
> For any unrecognized property name in the 'svn:' name space, these would bail out with an error unless '--force' is given:
>
> svn pset svn:foo
> svn pedit svn:foo
>
> and all other subcommands where properties are handled would continue to work as normal, no '--force' needed

Here's what the prototype currently does. Any suggestions for better
wording are most welcome.

$ svn ps svm:ignore x .
svn: E195011: 'svm:ignore' is not a valid svn: property name; did you mean 'svn:ignore'?
(Use --force if you're sure about 'svm:ignore'.)

$ svn ps gvm:ignore x .
property 'gvm:ignore' set on '.'

$ svn ps gvn:ignore x .
svn: E195011: 'gvn:ignore' is not a valid svn: property name; did you mean 'svn:ignore'?
(Use --force if you're sure about 'gvn:ignore'.)

$ svn ps svn:ignores x .
svn: E195011: 'svn:ignores' is not a valid svn: property name; did you mean 'svn:ignore'?
(Use --force if you're sure about 'svn:ignores'.)

$ svn ps svn:local-ignore x .
svn: E195011: 'svn:local-ignore' is not a valid svn: property name; did you mean 'svn:global-ignores'?
(Use --force if you're sure about 'svn:local-ignore'.)

-- Brane

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Branko Čibej
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