RE: Moving .svn directories out

Bob Archer <bob.archer_at_amsi.com> wrote on 04/20/2009 09:32:51 AM:

> > Since the .svn directories reside within the same tree structure as
> the
> > source files, this slows down recursive operations (e.g. string
> > searches across files), and increases the amount of space needed to
> backup
> > the source tree.
>
> Most tools allow you to exclude certain directories using some type of
> pattern matching. You should look into doing that with your search tool.

grep -R/-r - nope. the exclude works on files, but doesn't stop searching
into the directories.

find - -prune works, sorta kinda. It's quietly ignored for depth-first
searches, and finds the .svn directories.

du - yes. However, you can't both include them in the output sizes and
exclude them from the output listing.

tar - nope, can only exclude files by name, from a file prepared in
advance.

cpio - nope.

The real problem is that the stock commands for dealing with trees simply
don't work right. I almost never think "Cr*p, this is an svn working copy,
tweak the command" before issuing it, it's always "What's this cr*p in my
- oh, right, this is an svn working copy" - by which time the fastest way
to get the answer is rerun the command and grep out the .svn cruft.

        <mike

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