Commit only property changes on root of repo, not files

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I have an SVN repository with uncommitted changes to files. There is also a change in the svn:externals property on the root folder.

How do I commit the property changes, WITHOUT committing the changes to the files themselves?

Quinn Taylor · Accepted Answer · 2010-10-11 17:01:12Z

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In order to commit only the explicit paths specified on the command line use the --depth empty option e.g. in the directory with the newly modified externals property:

$svn commit --depth empty . -m "Modify svn externals definition only."

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DJ. · Accepted Answer · 2010-02-08 21:24:25Z

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If you only want to change the property you can do it against the repository right away, instead of against your working copy.

For example:

svn propset svn:externals "test http://yourhost.com/svn/trunk/module/test/src" --revprop -r HEAD http://yourhost.com/svn/trunk/module

See the SVN book on manipulating properties

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Tim Keating Over a year ago

Yes, but that doesn't explain what to do when you forget to add the commit message, and you have a property change hanging out in the middle of a large number of file changes.

Andrés Alcarraz Over a year ago

Isn't this a property on the revision? Instead of in the directory? Also, it depends on having a pre-revprop-change hook

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