Version Control with Subversion, 2nd Edition

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
--depth ARG
--force
--no-auto-props
--no-ignore
--parents
--quiet (-q)
--targets FILENAME

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
...