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Invaluable SVN properties for source files

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By Arwed Starke
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If you add a source file to your repository, think about adding those SVN properties:

svn:eol-style = native svn:mime-type = text/plain svn:keywords = Date Revision HeadURL Author

The first line checks a file for consistent line endings before it can be commited. The last line enables the magic tags like $Date: $ (see previous post).

You can also make TortoiseSVN auto-add properties by setting it up in the [auto-props] section of your SVN config file (%APPDATA%/Subversion/config). Here are some useful lines:

[auto-props] *.cpp = svn:mime-type=text/plain;svn:eol-style=native *.hpp = svn:mime-type=text/plain;svn:eol-style=native *.h = svn:mime-type=text/plain;svn:eol-style=native *.c = svn:mime-type=text/plain;svn:eol-style=native *.dbc = svn:mime-type=text/plain;svn:eol-style=CRLF *.doc = svn:needs-lock=true;svn:mime-type=application/msword

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