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How to remove .svn folders from your source files

If you play around with sub version codes and use a subversion source control client you might have seen lot of .svn folders inside. Basically the tool  maintains your state in hidden folders as .svn. This is useful but if plan to share it with somebody else you share the state too.

Delete SVN Folders

Delete SVN Folders

There are few ways to clean it :

  • svn export [-r REV] URL[@PEGREV] [PATH] or  svn export [-r REV] PATH1[@PEGREV] [PATH2]
  • Use this registry hack to remove all of them. It ads remove .svn text to context menu.
  • If you dont like those commands or hacks, Download this tool and just select any folder and clean it off quickly.

Enjoy Source Control tool with this!!.

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Posted on 17th January 2010 by Ashish Mohta , A Professional Tech blogger, Editor and Writer who talks about solving day to day problems of people who use computer. His expertise are in Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Home Server, Microsoft Office, Softwares. All posts by Ashish Mohta | Connect with me @ Twitter | Linkedin | Facebook | Stumble

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  • Handy said:

    thanx for illustration

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