[svk-devel] propset from a file?

[Chia-Liang Kao]

We should certainly have the option (for something not -F).  Want to
send a patch? :)

On 02/02/07, David Golden <xdaveg at gmail.com> wrote:
> Subversion supports setting properties from a file using the "-F" or
> "--file" argument:
>
>   $ svn propset svn:ignore -F usual_suspects.txt trunk/
>
> SVK always reserves -F for sourcing the commit message for a file.
>
> However, some properties (e.g. svn:ignore) require a new-line
> separated list.  The only way it seems this can be done in SVK is via
> "propedit".
>
> Would it be possible to add a new option to "propset" that takes the
> property value from a file?  This would be a big help for
> automatically setting common properties for svn:ignore across a number
> of repositories or paths.  (E.g. "--source")
>
>   $ svk propset svn:ignore --source usual_suspects.txt trunk
>
> Thanks,
> David
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