[svnbook commit] r3098 - trunk/src/en/book

[fitz]

Author: fitz
Date: Tue Jun  3 00:56:55 2008
New Revision: 3098

Log:
Add a tip for using shell wildcards with svn:ignores.

This fixes issue #115, discovered on Konstantin Rekk's blog at
http://www.rekk.de/bloggy/?p=49

* ch03-advanced-topics.xml: Blurble.



Modified:
   trunk/src/en/book/ch03-advanced-topics.xml

Modified: trunk/src/en/book/ch03-advanced-topics.xml
==============================================================================
--- trunk/src/en/book/ch03-advanced-topics.xml	(original)
+++ trunk/src/en/book/ch03-advanced-topics.xml	Tue Jun  3 00:56:55 2008
@@ -1469,6 +1469,19 @@
       its ignores list and operate on all the files and directories
       present.</para>
 
+    <tip>
+      <para>Even if <literal>svn:ignore</literal> is set, you may run
+        into problems if you use shell wildcards in a command (e.g.,
+        <command>svn add *</command>) the <literal>*</literal> will
+        expand into an explicit list of file names.  This
+        will have an effect similar to passing
+        the <option>--no-ignore</option> option to <command>svn
+        add</command>.  Instead of using a wildcard in this case,
+        use <command>svn add --force</command> instead and the files
+        that match your <literal>svn:ignore</literal> property will be
+        ignored.</para>
+    </tip>
+
   </sect1>
 
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