RE: Feature request - SVN command to clean a working copy of all unversioned and ignored files and directories

> From: Giulio Troccoli [mailto:giulio.troccoli_at_mediatelgroup.co.uk]
>
> Why would the CI implement a different solution for each VCS? Those, I
> understand, are files created during the build process, they have got nothing
> to do with SVN or any other VCS. And it's not a SVN specific implementation
> as, again, the files were not created by SVN so they've got nothing to do with
> it.
>
> From Subversion's point of view the the WC is absolutely fine. The
> unversioned files are ignore and there are no missing files (and if there are a
> simple svn up will restore them)
>
> But maybe I'm missing something?

A CI implementation would have to implement it specifically each VCS as it would have to call the VCS to found out what files/directories are unversioned and ignored.

Interestingly TortoiseSVN also implements the same feature (as Bob Archer highlights). This is a good example of the same feature being used for non-CI purposes. Unfortunately the TortoiseSVN implementation is both Windows specific and not available from the command line.

It is helpful though to see how TortoiseSVN describes the feature (quoted from http://tortoisesvn.net/docs/nightly/TortoiseSVN_en/tsvn-dug-cleanup.html)

        Delete unversioned files and folders, Delete ignored files and folders
        ======================================================================

        This is a fast and easy way to remove all generated files in your working copy. All files and folders that are not versioned are moved to the trash bin.

        Note: you can also do the same from the TortoiseSVN $B"*(B Revert dialog. There you also get a list of all the unversioned files and folders to select for removal.

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