Name
svn add — Add files, directories, or symbolic links.
Synopsis
svn add PATH
...
Description
Schedule files, directories, or symbolic links in your working copy for addition to the repository. They will be uploaded and added to the repository on your next commit. If you add something and change your mind before committing, you can unschedule the addition using svn revert.
Alternate names
None.
Changes
Working copy.
Accesses repository
No.
Options
--auto-props --depthARG
--force --no-auto-props --no-ignore --parents --quiet (-q) --targetsFILENAME
Examples
To add a file to your working copy:
$ svn add foo.c A foo.c
When adding a directory, the default behavior of svn add is to recurse:
$ svn add testdir A testdir A testdir/a A testdir/b A testdir/c A testdir/d
You can add a directory without adding its contents:
$ svn add --depth=empty otherdir A otherdir
Normally, the command svn add *
will skip
over any directories that are already under version control.
Sometimes, however, you may want to add every unversioned object in
your working copy, including those hiding deeper. Passing the
--force
option makes svn
add recurse into versioned directories:
$ svn add * --force A foo.c A somedir/bar.c A (bin) otherdir/docs/baz.doc ...
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